Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Nigel Hunt Author

nigel.hunt@nottingham.ac.uk

Subjects of specialization
Trauma, Stress, Psychological Effects

Affiliation
Nigel Hunt Department Psychologist, University of Nottingham, UK

Biography

Nigel Hunt is a Chartered Health Psychologist working at the University of Nottingham in the Institute of Work, Health and Organisations, Community Health Sciences, and also an Associate Professor in University of Nottingham, His Research interests includes publishing several books with numerous Academics Papers and trauma-related research with multiple populations.

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Prevalence rate of PTSD, Depression and Anxiety symptoms among Saudi Firefighters

Author(s):

Mohammed Alghamdi, Nigel Hunt and Shirley Thomas

Background: Firefighters have a high likelihood of being exposed to a variety of traumatic events. Traumatic events may occur during any rescue, such as providing aid to seriously injured victims or seeing a colleague injured. The psychological cost of this exposure may increase the risk of long-term problems such as PTSD symptoms, anxiety and depression. Moreover, firefighters who are injured in the line of duty sometimes have to retire as a consequence of their injury.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of traumatic events, PTSD symptoms, anxiety and depression, and assess related variables such as coping strategies and social support among Saudi firefigh... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8947.1000164

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