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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Disaster Mental Health

Background:

  • Firefighting involves significant exposure to traumatic events.
  • Existing research often fails to differentiate between routine duty and large-scale disaster exposure impacts on mental health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and synthesize international literature on large-scale disaster exposure in firefighters.
  • To examine the prevalence of trauma-related mental disorders in this population.
  • To identify predictive factors for mental health disorders in firefighters.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of cross-national studies.
  • Narrative synthesis of predictive factors for mental disorders.
  • Analysis of heterogeneous literature on disaster exposure.

Main Results:

  • Firefighters exhibit elevated prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorders compared to the general population.
  • Incident-related factors (e.g., exposure severity and duration) are stronger predictors of PTSD and depression than sociodemographic factors.
  • Findings support the hypothesis of increased mental disorder rates due to disaster exposure.

Conclusions:

  • Large-scale disaster exposure significantly impacts firefighter mental health, leading to elevated rates of PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
  • Focusing on incident characteristics is crucial for understanding and mitigating mental health risks in firefighters.
  • Further research is needed to fully comprehend the effects of disaster exposure on firefighting personnel.