Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Shirley Thomas Author

shirley.thomas@nottingham.ac.uk

Subjects of specialization
Rehabilitation Psychology, Behaviour therapy, Clinical Psychology

Affiliation
Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology, School of Medicine, The University of Nottingham, UK

Biography

Shirley Received her BSc in Psychology at the University of Nottingham in 2001 and was awarded her PhD in Psychology in 2006, from the University of Nottingham. Her PhD thesis was titled 'Factors relating to emotional distress after stroke'. she currently works as an assistant professor in Rehabilitation Psychology at the University of Nottingham. His current research interests are in the psychological aspects of stroke, particularly the assessment and treatment of mood problems following stroke.

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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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