Ellison Jared M, Jaegers Lisa A
Old Dominion University, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, College of Arts and Letters, Norfolk, VA (Dr Ellison); and Saint Louis University, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Doisy College of Health Sciences, School of Social Work, College for Public Health and Social Justice, St. Louis, MO (Dr Jaegers).
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Jan 1;64(1):e28-e35. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002432.
Correctional officers are exposed to violence more often than many other public service workers, yet little is known about the traumatic nature of these risks. We examine violence exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among a large, multi-facility sample of jail officers.
One thousand three hundred and sixty five officers working in 20 jails were surveyed regarding background characteristics, exposure to violence at work, and post-traumatic stress symptoms measured by the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5).
About one-third of the sample met the criteria for a "provisional PTSD Diagnosis" or "probable PTSD".' Victimization and exposure to violence, both in and outside of work, significantly contributed to PTSD symptoms.
Findings highlight the severity of, and link between, exposure to violence and PTSD among jail officers. Implications for diagnosing, treating, and preventing PTSD among jail officers are discussed.
惩教人员比许多其他公共服务工作者更频繁地遭受暴力侵害，但对于这些风险的创伤性本质却知之甚少。我们在一个大型的、多设施的监狱官员样本中研究暴力暴露情况和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。
对在20所监狱工作的1365名官员进行了调查，内容涉及背景特征、工作中遭受暴力的情况以及通过《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第5版创伤后应激障碍检查表（PCL-5）测量的创伤后应激症状。
约三分之一的样本符合“PTSD初步诊断”或“可能患有PTSD”的标准。无论是在工作中还是工作外遭受伤害和暴力暴露，都对PTSD症状有显著影响。
研究结果凸显了监狱官员遭受暴力暴露与PTSD之间的严重性及关联。讨论了对监狱官员PTSD进行诊断、治疗和预防的意义。
