%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder among Kuwaiti firefighters
%J International journal of emergency mental health
%D 1999
%A al-Naser, F.
%A Everly, G. S.
%V 1
%N 2
%P 99-101
%X 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>
%G en
%I Chevron Publishing
%@ 1522-4821
%U http://dx.doi.org/