POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS IN FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE STIGMA IS STILL FACES

Abstract

PTSD has become more prevalent in the past twenty years. Research has shown that more and more professions can cause individuals to develop PTSD. In most recent studies, there has been a focused change to include first responders. First responders are the police, firefighters, paramedics, correctional officers, etc. PTSD has changed over the years and for a long time PTSD was not PTSD as we know it, as it went by many other names. PTSD was originally termed DSM III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) . That means that since the dawn of man, people have been able to develop PTSD, yet it was not an official diagnosis until the labeling DSM III, making it a more modern medical term. PTSD, as it has developed into a medical term, has also developed treatments that are specifically made for individuals diagnosed with PTSD. Stigma has shadowed individuals with PTSD for ages, and it still shadows them today. Stigma halts treatment for PTSD because either the individual does not want treatment or does not receive any form of support to encourage them to pursue treatment.

Year Manuscript Completed

Fall 2024

Senior Project Advisor

Heather Roy

Degree Awarded

Bachelor of Integrated Studies Degree

Field of Study

Human Services

Document Type

Thesis

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