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To assess the prevalence and symptom severity of secondary traumatic stress and determine how frequently social workers meet diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder.

January 1, 2007Social Work

Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers

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BBBrian E. BrideUniversity of Alabama

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Observational study reveals high rates of secondary traumatic stress and diagnostic PTSD symptoms in social workers, highlighting indirect trauma exposure as an occupational hazard.

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To assess the prevalence and symptom severity of secondary traumatic stress and determine how frequently social workers meet diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder.
Evaluated a sample of social workers providing direct clinical services to populations exposed to trauma.
Measured the frequency of individual stress symptoms, overall secondary traumatic stress severity, and rates of meeting diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder.
Social workers delivering direct client services experience high rates of secondary exposure to traumatic events.
A substantial proportion of practitioners experience symptoms consistent with secondary traumatic stress.
A significant minority of evaluated social workers meet full diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Brian E. Bride (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc44104f901957bec0ff40 https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/52.1.63

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Observational study reveals high rates of secondary traumatic stress and diagnostic PTSD symptoms in social workers, highlighting indirect trauma exposure as an occupational hazard.

Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers

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Prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress among Social Workers

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