"Post-traumatic psychological disorders are usually associated with frontline emergency workers, such as police officers, fire fighters or combat veterans," study author Dr. Michelle Lilly, assistant professor of psychology at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Ill., said in a journal news rele
"This is the first study on emergency dispatchers, who experience the trauma indirectly," study researcher Dr. Michelle Lilly, of Northern Illinois University, said in a statement. Lilly worked with fellow researcher Heather Pierce, who previously worked as a 911 dispatcher.
Date: Mar 29, 2012
Category: Health
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Study: 911 Dispatchers Experience PTSD Symptoms Too
Usually research considers links between disorders and how much emotional distress is experienced on the scene of a traumatic event, said study author Dr. Michelle Lilly of Northern Illinois University in a statement. However, this is the first study on emergency dispatchers, who experience the t
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