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(Stephens, & Miller. 1997).This article was based on surveys taken by law enforcement.
Findings throughout the article are in regards to, new issues in investigating symptoms in
workers who encounter a wide range of potentially traumatic experiences (Stephens, & Miller.
1998). This article surveyed both male and female officers equally. Similar to the first article this
surveyed also determines whether the traumatic stressors that affect workers health are
associated with their job (Stephens, & Miller.1997). In this line of work officers are constantly
faced with stressful situations and this can take a toll not only on their mental health but also
their physical well-being. Sources of trauma including, terrorist incidents, civil disorder and
special duties (Stephens, & Miller.1997), can be contributing factors to the police officers
development of PTSD.
These two articles have their own focus points. One talks about stressors more than actual
symptoms. Although, they share the same idea the results are in each article were gathered
differently. The second article focused on existing trauma that the officers may have along with
daily exposure to traumatic events. The objective in this article was to determine to prevalence
of PTSD symptoms and examine their relationship between traumatic event and PTSD
incidences in New Zealand Police (Stephens, & Miller.1997).
In conclusion these articles shared the idea of PTSD, however they gave different points
of the disorder. One focused on suburban officers and the symptoms and the other focused on
New Zealand Police and the stressors involved in PTSD. New information was gained after
reading both articles and was reinforced by each other.
References
Robinson, H. M., Sigman, M. R., & Wilson, J. P. (1997). Duty-related stressors and PTSD
symptoms in suburban police officers. Psychological reports, 81(3), 835-845.
Stephens, C., Long, N., & Miller, I. (1997). The impact of trauma and social support on
posttraumatic stress disorder: A study of New Zealand police officers. Journal of Criminal
Justice, 25(4), 303-314.