TY - BOOK ID - 149835093 TI - Traumatic Stress in Critical Occupations : Recognition, Consequences and Treatment AU - Paton, Douglas. AU - Violanti, John. PY - 1996 SN - 0398082936 PB - Springfield : Charles C Thomas, DB - UniCat KW - Emergency medical technicians -- Job stress. KW - Fire fighters -- Job stress. KW - Police -- Job stress. KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Diagnosis. KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Treatment. KW - Post-traumatic stress disorder. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:149835093 AB - This book provides a comprehensive review of the recognition, consequences and treatment of traumatic stress in critical occupations. The term ""critical occupation"" describes both the critical role that members of the emergency and helping professions play in protecting communities and their members and the fact that, in the course of acting in this capacity, these professionals can encounter situations which may exert a critical impact on their psychological well-being. The text describes this phenomenon, not just from the point of view of the individual, but rather in terms of the interact ER -