@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among Kuwaiti firefighters",
journal="International journal of emergency mental health",
year="1999",
author="al-Naser, F. and Everly, G. S.",
volume="1",
number="2",
pages="99-101",
abstract="It has been proven time and again that emergency service personnel experience much more stress than non-emergency workers. This has been a negative factor which affects their social, psychological, and emotional life. The purpose of the present study is to add to the cross-cultural data relating to the prevalence of posttraumatic stress among emergency services personnel, specifically firefighters. A random sample of 108 Kuwaiti firefighters yielded a psychometric prevalence of PTSD of 18.5%. These findings are consistent with data from the United States and from Canada.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1522-4821",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}