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Maria Eșanu1, Elisa van Ee2,3, Vera Prins4
1Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Social support interventions effectively prevent and treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in high-risk professionals. Interventions are more effective with more sessions, skill training, and sustained engagement, particularly peer support for prevention and partner support for treatment.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Occupational Health
- Trauma Studies
Background:
- High-risk professionals face frequent work-related trauma exposure.
- Social support is crucial for mitigating adverse mental health outcomes.
- Interventions incorporating social support may protect professionals from post-trauma psychopathology.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify interventions using social support for high-risk professionals.
- To determine factors influencing the effectiveness of these interventions.
- To differentiate between prevention and treatment strategies for post-trauma psychopathology.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of 546 identified articles.
- Eligibility screening resulting in 23 included studies.
- Analysis of 20 prevention-oriented and 3 treatment-focused interventions.
Main Results:
- Interventions showed improvements in social support and PTSD symptoms.
- Effectiveness linked to session frequency, active skill training, and sustained engagement.
- Peer support favored prevention; partner support favored treatment.
Conclusions:
- Social support interventions should emphasize skill-building and sustained engagement.
- Peer and partner support have distinct roles in prevention and treatment.
- Further research is needed to confirm treatment intervention effect sizes and social support's role as a mechanism of change.
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