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. 2004 Mar;21(2):235-6.
doi: 10.1136/emj.2003.005645.

Levels of mental health problems among UK emergency ambulance workers

P Bennett  1 , Y Williams, N Page, K Hood, M Woollard
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Levels of mental health problems among UK emergency ambulance workers

P Bennett et al. Emerg Med J. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

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.

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