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Occupational Risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Depression: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Petereit-Haack, Gabriela Bolm-Audorff, Ulrich Starke, Karla Romero Seidler, Andreas |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | There is evidence suggesting that occupational trauma leads to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. However, there is a lack of high-quality reviews studying this association. We, therefore, conducted a systematic review with a meta-analysis to summarize the evidence of occupational trauma on PTSD and depression. After a database search on studies published between 1994 and 2018, we included 31 studies, of which only four had a low risk of bias. For soldiers exposed to wartime deployment, the pooled relative risk (RR) was 2.18 (95% CI 1.83–2.60) for PTSD and 1.15 (95% CI 1.06–1.25) for depression. For employees exposed to occupational trauma, there also was an increased risk for PTSD (RR = 3.18; 95% CI 1.76–5.76) and for depression (RR = 1.73; 95% CI 1.44–2.08). The overall quality of the evidence according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach was moderate; the evidence was high only for the association between workers after exposure to trauma and development of PTSD. The study results indicate an increased risk of PTSD and depression in soldiers after participation in war and in employees after occupational trauma. |
| Starting Page | 9369 |
| e-ISSN | 16604601 |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph17249369 |
| Journal | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Issue Number | 24 |
| Volume Number | 17 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-12-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Psychiatry and Mental Health Systematic Review Occupational Trauma Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Depression Occupational Accident Occupational Disease |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
