Open AccessPrevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Physicians in the United States
Author(s) -
Joseph A. Delucia,
Cindy C. Bitter,
Jennifer Fitzgerald,
Miggie Greenberg,
Preeti Dalwari,
Paula Buchanan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the western journal of emergency medicine/western journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.811
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1936-9018
pISSN - 1936-900X
DOI - 10.5811/westjem.2019.7.42671
Subject(s) - medicine , stressor , confidence interval , logistic regression , odds ratio , emergency department , occupational safety and health , population , occupational stress , traumatic stress , health care , psychiatry , injury prevention , poison control , family medicine , emergency medicine , clinical psychology , environmental health , pathology , economics , economic growth
There is increasing concern about the effects of occupational stressors on the wellness of healthcare providers. Given high patient acuity, circadian rhythm disruption, and other workplace stressors, emergency physicians (EP) would be predicted to have high rates of occupational stress. We conducted this study to assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in attending EPs practicing in the United States.