American journal of industrial medicine

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Am. J. Ind. Med. · Dec 2010

Gender differences in probable posttraumatic stress disorder among police responders to the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attack.

Police responders to the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) disaster were previously reported to have an increased prevalence of probable posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ⋯ Significantly higher prevalence of probable PTSD was found for female police responders. Although consistent with civilian populations, this finding contrasts with other studies of PTSD and WTC rescue and recovery workers, and police prior to 9/11.

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