Levels of mental health problems among UK emergency ambulance workers

This study examined the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in a sample of emergency ambulance personnel. Of 1029 personnel in one ambulance service mailed a questionnaire, 617 were returned. Among respondents, the overall rate of PTSD was 22%. Levels of PTSD...

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Published in:Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2004-03, Vol.21 (2), p.235-236
Main Authors: Bennett, P, Williams, Y, Page, N, Hood, K, Woollard, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allied Health Personnel
ambulance personnel
Ambulance services
Ambulances
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology
Bias
depression
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Emergency Medical Services
emergency medical technician
EMT
Female
HADS
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Humans
Male
Mens health
Mental depression
Mental health
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Paramedics
Paramedics, Emergency
PDS
Population
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale
Prehospital Care
Prevalence
Prevention
Psychological aspects
PTSD
Questionnaires
Response rates
Sex Distribution
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Studies
Trends
United Kingdom
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Summary:This study examined the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in a sample of emergency ambulance personnel. Of 1029 personnel in one ambulance service mailed a questionnaire, 617 were returned. Among respondents, the overall rate of PTSD was 22%. Levels of PTSD did not differ according to grade, but men had a higher prevalence rate than women (23% compared with 15%). Nearly one in ten reported probable clinical levels of depression, 22% reported probable clinical levels of anxiety based on Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale scores.
ISSN:1472-0205
1472-0213
DOI:10.1136/emj.2003.005645