Abstract
It has been proven time and again that emergency service personnel experience much more stress than non-emergency workers. This has been a negative factor which affects their social, psychological, and emotional life. The purpose of the present study is to add to the cross-cultural data relating to the prevalence of posttraumatic stress among emergency services personnel, specifically firefighters. A random sample of 108 Kuwaiti firefighters yielded a psychometric prevalence of PTSD of 18.5%. These findings are consistent with data from the United States and from Canada.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 99-101 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | International journal of emergency mental health |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health