Citation

Alexander DA. Br. J. Psychiatry 1993; 163: 806-808.

Affiliation

Department of Mental Health, Medical School, University of Aberdeen, Forester Hill.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8306124

Abstract

Thirty-five police officers were followed up three years after they had been first assessed following their involvement in the retrieval and identification of human remains after a major disaster. Most of these officers were free from signs of psychiatric morbidity. Organisational and managerial practices appear to be powerful antidotes to adverse post-traumatic reactions. In this study the use of a longitudinal design, with a pre-disaster baseline and a control group, suggests that these are robust findings.

Language: en