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Cumulative PTSD Among First Responders

Ben Pierce Pulaski

County Sheriff’s Office

 

[The Worst-Case Scenario

 

The effects of Cumulative PTSD on an officer obviously can range in severity. “Cumulative PTSD can be even more dangerous than PTSD caused from a single traumatic event, largely because cumulative PTSD is more likely to go unnoticed and untreated. As a result, an officer with cumulative PTSD is less likely to receive treatment. Unlike a physical injury, a mental traumatic injury can happen almost daily. If untreated, officers can become a risk to themselves and others.” (Thier, 2017) Based on these factors and the previously mentioned signs and symptoms, it becomes easy to see that an officer can develop hardships not only at work but also at home] (Pierce, 2018).

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Reference

Pierce, B. (2018, April 26). Cumulative PTSD Among First Responders. Cji. https://www.cji.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cumulative-ptsd-among-first-responders.pdf

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Reference:

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Rehman, Y., Saini, A., Huang, S., Sood, E., Gill, R., & Yanikomeroglu, S. (2021). Cannabis in the management of PTSD: a systematic review. AIMS neuroscience, 8(3), 414–434. https://doi.org/10.3934/Neuroscience.2021022

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