提供9/11心理健康服务的专业人士的特点和经验
Carol S North1, Samina Mahesar2, Karen J Meltzer3
1The Altshuler Center for Education & Research, Metrocare Services, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
概括
在像9/11这样的灾难发生后,提供护理的心理健康专业人员最初经历了压力,但报告了长期的好处,包括工作满意度增加. 大多数人没有从工作中发展出新的心理健康问题.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 灾难心理健康 灾难心理健康
- 创伤研究 创伤研究
背景情况:
- 心理健康专业人员在灾难后提供护理可能会受到影响.
- 这项研究探讨了60名心理健康专业人员在9/11事件后的经历.
研究的目的:
- 检查心理健康专业人员在2001年9月11日恐怖袭击 (9/11) 后的个人和职业经验.
- 评估提供灾难心理健康护理的长期影响.
主要方法:
- 在9/11事件发生后3年和/或6年进行了结构化采访.
- 参与者接受了精神疾病的诊断评估,并回答了关于他们9/11后经历的问题.
主要成果:
- 灾后护理的初始压力随着时间的推移而减少,许多人报告了积极的长期影响和个人利益.
- 虽然客户的故事令人不安,但工作被看作是积极的,导致工作满意度暂时增加了3倍.
- 三分之一的专业人士有先前存在的精神病理,由于与灾难有关的压力因素而没有发展.
结论:
- 灾难心理健康工作的最初情感困难随着时间的推移而大大消散.
- 建议专业人士进行灾难心理健康培训和后勤支持.
- 对许多临床医生来说,提供灾后护理的长期影响是积极的,而不是消极的.
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