摘要
This study investigated the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among professional and non-professional rescue workers involved in the 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake in Taiwan. One month following the disaster, 252 rescue workers (167 professional rescue workers, 85 non-professional volunteers) were surveyed with the Chinese version of the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS-C) and the Chinese version of the SPAN (SPAN-C). Non-professional rescuers had significantly higher scores than professional rescuers on both the DTS-C and the SPAN-C. The prevalences of PTSD, as defined by a DTS-C score ≥44, among professional and non-professional rescuers were 19.8% and 31.8%, respectively. Among the three subscales of the DTS-C, only scores on the numbness/avoidance subscale were significantly higher in the non-professional than in the professional rescue workers. The results of this study suggest that disaster rescue work is associated with a high level of stress even for highly trained professionals and may lead to mental health problems.
原文 | 英語 |
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頁(從 - 到) | 35-41 |
頁數 | 7 |
期刊 | Psychiatry Research |
卷 | 127 |
發行號 | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 6月 30 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 精神病學和心理健康
- 生物精神病學
- 心理學(全部)