Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Cambridge Health Alliance, Department of Psychiatry, 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Psychiatr Q. 2018 Dec;89(4):765-770. doi: 10.1007/s11126-018-9580-9.
Experimental studies have documented the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in first responders. These studies have routinely included police, firefighters, and paramedics. However, there is another group of first responders that are at risk for PTSD but that has received less research attention. This group is comprised of coroners. This paper reviewed the published data concerning coroners and PTSD and outlined various treatments for addressing coronial PTSD. The findings, the differing treatments, and a detailed methodological inquiry are presented. The need for a conceptual framework for the various other professional groups responding to critical incidents and a crisis intervention approach to address the psychological needs of both family survivors and coronial personnel are noted.
实验研究已经记录了创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）在急救人员中的发展。这些研究通常包括警察、消防员和护理人员。然而，还有另一组急救人员也有 PTSD 的风险，但受到的研究关注较少。这个群体由验尸官组成。本文回顾了关于验尸官和 PTSD 的已发表数据，并概述了各种治疗方法来处理验尸官 PTSD。介绍了研究结果、不同的治疗方法和详细的方法学调查。指出了需要为应对重大事件的其他各种专业群体建立一个概念框架，并需要采取危机干预方法来满足家属幸存者和验尸官人员的心理需求。
