van der Meer Christianne A I, Bakker Anne, Smit Annika S, van Buschbach Susanne, den Dekker Melissa, Westerveld Gré J, Hutter Renée C, Gersons Berthold P R, Olff Miranda
*Academic Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Amsterdam; †Police Academy, Apeldoorn; ‡Foundation Centrum '45, Oegstgeest/Diemen; §Center for Psychological Trauma, Diemen; and ∥Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Diemen, the Netherlands.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2017 Feb;205(2):87-92. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000562.
Little is known about how age and gender are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and traumatic experiences in treatment-seeking police offers. In this study, we examined 967 diagnostic files of police officers seeking treatment for PTSD. Six hundred twelve (63%) of the referred police officers were diagnosed with PTSD (n = 560) or partial PTSD (n = 52). Police officers reported on average 19.5 different types of traumatic events (range 1-43). Those who experienced a greater variety of traumatic events suffered from more PTSD symptoms. Also, women reported more often direct life-threatening or private events as their index trauma than men and suffered from more PTSD symptoms than their male colleagues. Results indicate that police officers experience a considerable number of different traumatic events, which is significantly associated with PTSD symptoms. The results highlight the importance of early detection of PTSD symptoms in the police force.
关于年龄和性别如何与寻求治疗的警察的创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状及创伤经历相关，目前所知甚少。在本研究中，我们检查了967份寻求PTSD治疗的警察的诊断档案。在被转诊的警察中，有612人（63%）被诊断为患有PTSD（n = 560）或部分PTSD（n = 52）。警察平均报告了19.5种不同类型的创伤事件（范围为1 - 43种）。经历更多种类创伤事件的人患有更多的PTSD症状。此外，与男性相比，女性更常报告直接危及生命或私密的事件作为其索引创伤，且比男性同事患有更多的PTSD症状。结果表明，警察经历了相当数量的不同创伤事件，这与PTSD症状显著相关。这些结果凸显了在警察队伍中早期发现PTSD症状的重要性。
