Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
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Psychother Psychosom · Jan 2008
Multicenter StudyPositive psychological impact of treating victims of politically motivated violence among hospital-based health care providers.
Health care personnel treating victims of politically motivated violence are at risk for traumatic stress symptoms. Few studies have assessed the positive psychological impact of politically motivated violence on health care workers. In this study, the level of positive psychological impact among health care workers with recurrent exposure to victims of politically motivated violence was examined. ⋯ Hospital-based health care providers treating victims of politically motivated violence experience both positive and negative psychological impact. Individuals who are more traumatized by their experience are more likely to also have a positive psychological impact.