| Autor: |
Rodrigues NC; Integrated Forensic Program, Brockville Mental Health Centre., Ham E; Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care., Hilton NZ; Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care., Seto MC; Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, Forensic Research Unit, The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Psychological services [Psychol Serv] 2021 Nov; Vol. 18 (4), pp. 464-473. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jan 16. |
| DOI: |
10.1037/ser0000405 |
| Abstrakt: |
Workplace factors associated with the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in inpatient psychiatric settings have received limited attention. In this study, we examined critical exposures, patient care stressors, and aspects of workplace environment that are potentially associated with PTSD symptoms in a sample of 633 clinical staff (68% nursing staff, 70% female) who provided direct day-to-day care for patients, and indicated they worked in either forensic (57%) or nonforensic units (43%). Forensic staff reported more direct exposure (74%) to a wider variety of potentially traumatic events and chronic stressors than nonforensic staff (66%). Forensic staff also endorsed more PTSD symptoms. Using the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition , DSM-5 ), 22% of forensic staff and 11% of nonforensic staff met the screening cut-off for possible PTSD; PTSD symptom scores were predicted both by direct exposure and unit type. Additionally, workplace environment and organizational trust were negatively correlated with PTSD symptom scores, where forensic staff reported a greater degree of incongruence with their workplace and lower levels of trust in management, compared with nonforensic staff. These results offer a snapshot of the more adverse work environment and associated risks faced by clinical staff on forensic units compared with nonforensic settings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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