Navigating work and post-traumatic stress disorder

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British Journal of Healthcare AssistantsVol. 15, No. 8 ProfessionalNavigating work and post-traumatic stress disorderDominic KenyonDominic KenyonRegistered Nursing AssociateSearch for more papers by this authorDominic KenyonPublished Online:11 Sep 2021https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2021.15.8.398AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Bowirrat A, Chen TJH, Blum K et al. Neuro-psychopharmacogenetics and neurological antecedents of posttraumatic stress disorder: unlocking the mysteries of resilience and vulnerability. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2010 Dec;8(4):335–358. doi: https://doi.org/10.2174/157015910793358123 Crossref, Google ScholarBrewin CR. Re-experiencing traumatic events in PTSD: new avenues in research on intrusive memories and flashbacks. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2015 May 19;6:27180. doi: https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.27180. eCollection 2015 Crossref, Google ScholarCloitre M, Garvert DW, Weiss B, Carlson EB and Bryant RA. Distinguishing PTSD, complex PTSD and borderline personality disorder: a latent class analysis. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2014 Sep 15;5. doi: https://doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v5.25097. eCollection 2014. Google ScholarGold JA. COVID-19: adverse mental health outcomes for healthcare workers. BMJ. 2020 May 5;369:m1815. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m1815 Crossref, Google ScholarHabukawa M, Uchimura N, Maeda M et al. Differences in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep abnormalities between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder patients: REM interruption correlated with nightmare complaints in PTSD. Sleep Med. 2018 Mar;43:34–39. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2017.10.012. Epub 2017 Nov 23 Crossref, Google ScholarLai J, Ma S, Wang Y et al. Factors associated with mental health outcomes among health care workers exposed to coronavirus disease 2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 Mar 2;3(3):e203976. doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.3976 Crossref, Google ScholarLee D. The hidden cost or workplace trauma: human nature at work. 1996. https://humannatureatwork.com/article/the-hidden-cost-of-workplace-trauma (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarMalcolm-Smith S, Koopowitz S, Pantelis E, Solms M. Approach/avoidance in dreams. Consciousness and cognition. Conscious Cogn. 2012 Mar;21(1):408–412 Google ScholarMIND. Mental health facts and statistics. 2020. https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/statistics-and-facts-about-mental-health/how-common-are-mental-health-problems/ (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarNHS. Overview—post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 2018. https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/overview/ (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarNewman C, Roche M, Elliott D. Exposure to workplace trauma for forensic mental health nurses: a scoping review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2021 May;117:103897. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103897. Epub 2021 Feb 4 Crossref, Google ScholarPTSDUK. Post-traumatic stress disorder explained. 2021. https://www.ptsduk.org/what-is-ptsd/ptsd-explained/ (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarRibeiro-Nelson C. Managing traumatic events in the workplace. 2018. UK-EAPA-Factsheet-Managing-traumatic-events-in-the-workplace-January-2018.pdf9 (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarRitchie H, Roser M. Mental health. 2018. https://ourworldindata.org/mental-health (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarRossi R, Socci V, Pacitti F et al. Mental health outcomes among healthcare workers and the general population during the COVID-19 in Italy. Front Psychol. 2020 Dec 8;11:608986. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.608986. eCollection 2020 Crossref, Google ScholarSellbom M, Bagby RM. Identifying PTSD personality subtypes in a workplace trauma sample. J Trauma Stress. 2009 Oct;22(5):471–475. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20452 Crossref, Google ScholarSleep Foundation. How trauma can affect dreams: how to cope. 2020. https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/how-trauma-can-affect-dreams (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarTull M. Recognising hyperarousal symptoms in PTSD—a heightened state of anxiety after extreme trauma. 2020. https://www.verywellmind.com/hyperarousal-2797362 (accessed 20 August 2021) Google ScholarWorld Health Organization. Depression. 2020. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression (accessed 20 August 2021) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 September 2021Volume 15Issue 8ISSN (print): 1753-1586ISSN (online): 2052-4420 Metrics History Published online 11 September 2021 Published in print 2 September 2021 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download