Background: Research has indicated that exposure to traumatic events is associated with cigarette use and with related outcomes such as pulmonary disease. Better characterizing the connection between trauma exposure and cigarette use and related outcomes remains a critical gap. …
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This study focuses on the prevalence and severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel. Summative PTSD Checklist (PCL-C) scores were collected and analyzed from 102 active, adult EMS professionals working in Pennsylvania. Data analysis …
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between posttraumatic growth and optimism, perceived social support from family, friends and prosocial behavior. A sample of 90 Iranian American immigrants recruited by convenient sampling method. The participants were ad…
Background: Exposure to traumatic stress and adversity during the formative years of development can have adverse effects on mental health, neuroendocrine stress system function, and the brain, that persist into adulthood. One candidate mechanism that might confer vulnerability …