Wetenschappelijk tijdschrift voor psychiaters, artsen in opleiding tot psychiater en andere geïnteresseerden
New research
Early psychological consequences of traumatic police-experiences: some preliminary findings
275 police officers participated in a study concerning 31 critical incidents. 3% had the diagnosis of PTSD, 30% had PTSD-symptoms (so-called `partial or subthreshold PTSD'). With regard to risk factors for PTSD, the results showed that avoidance, lack of control, the personal opinion about their coping with the trauma, and non-satisfaction with organizational after-care, correlated with PTSD.