First responders are generally considered to be at greater risk for full or partial posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) than most other occupations because their duties routinely entail …

Recent work has focused on explicating the relations among the current mood and anxiety
disorders. This research has yielded some important findings (eg, the very strong link …

Several studies have reported an association between traumatic stress and telomere length
suggesting that traumatic stress has an impact on ageing at the cellular level. A newly …

In addition to high-risk and high-stress events that police officers routinely encounter, many
are also exposed to extreme traumatic exposures or disasters caused by nature (eg …

The predominant dimensional model of general personality structure within psychology is
the five-factor model (FFM). Research indicates that the personality disorders of the …

Background Approximately 10% of first responders report posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD). Although reports within first responders suggest that they have distinct symptom …

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been found to be a multidimensional disorder
most likely consisting of four distinct symptom dimensions. Many studies have investigated …

Genomic variation in the SKA2 gene has recently been identified as a promising suicide
biomarker. In light of its role in glucocorticoid receptor transactivation, we investigated …

Firefighting service is known to involve high rates of exposure to potentially traumatic
situations, and research on mental health in firefighting populations is of critical importance …

This study examined the relationship between the emotion‐regulating factor alexithymia and
the occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after critical incidents in a nonclinical …