Risks of post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency medical technicians who responded to the 2016 Taiwan earthquake.

CONCLUSIONS: Not only personality characteristics but also the task components could alter the PTSD risks in disasters. A broad realization of these risks may improve the mental outcomes of disaster rescuers. PMID: 31839523 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31839523?dopt=Abstract

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - December 11, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ma IC, Chang WH, Wu CL, Lin CH Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research