The hazards of investigating internet crimes against children: Digital evidence handlers' experiences with vicarious trauma and coping behaviors

GW Burruss, TJ Holt, A Wall-Parker - American Journal of Criminal Justice, 2018 - Springer
Over the last two decades there has been a substantive increase in the number of
cybercrime and digital forensic units in local and state police agencies across the US. There …

World Trade Center disaster exposure-related probable posttraumatic stress disorder among responders and civilians: a meta-analysis

B Liu, LH Tarigan, EJ Bromet, H Kim - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The World Trade Center (WTC) disaster on September 11, 2001 was an unprecedented
traumatic event with long-lasting health consequences among the affected populations in …

Post-traumatic stress symptoms in police officers following violent assaults: a study on general and police-specific risk and protective factors

K Ellrich, D Baier - Journal of interpersonal violence, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Based on a study of 681 German police officers who were violently assaulted we analyze
first general pre-, peri-and post-traumatic risk factors (eg trauma severity, psychological …

Translational evidence for a role of endocannabinoids in the etiology and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

A Neumeister, J Seidel, BJ Ragen… - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent, chronic, and disabling
anxiety disorder that may develop following exposure to a traumatic event. Despite the …

The physical and mental health challenges experienced by 9/11 first responders and recovery workers: a review of the literature

EC Smith, L Holmes, FM Burkle - Prehospital and disaster medicine, 2019 - cambridge.org
Introduction: In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York
(USA), otherwise known as 9/11, first responders and recovery workers began experiencing …

Longitudinal mental health impact among police responders to the 9/11 terrorist attack

RM Bowler, M Harris, J Li, V Gocheva… - American journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background Among police responders enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry
(WTCHR), Post‐traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was almost twice as prevalent among …

Investigating the impact of terrorist attacks on the mental health of emergency responders: systematic review

U Wesemann, B Applewhite, H Himmerich - BJPsych open, 2022 - cambridge.org
BackgroundTerrorist attacks have strong psychological effects on rescue workers, and there
is a demand for effective and targeted interventions. AimsThe present systematic review …

Perceptions of distress and positive consequences following exposure to a major disaster amongst a well-studied cohort

DM Fergusson, JM Boden… - Australian & New …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Research on the impact of natural disasters on health and well-being faces
several methodological challenges, including: sampling issues; exposure assessment; and …

A systematic review of probable posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders following man-made mass violence

LC Wilson - Psychiatry Research, 2015 - Elsevier
The current study was a systematic review examining probable posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) in first responders following man-made mass violence. A systematic literature search …

Who is going to rescue the rescuers? Post-traumatic stress disorder among rescue workers operating in Greece during the European refugee crisis

D Sifaki-Pistolla, VE Chatzea, SA Vlachaki… - Social psychiatry and …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose During the European refugee crisis, numerous Greek and international
rescue workers are operating in Lesvos, offering search, rescue, and first aid services …