Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcoholism, and the Police Officer.

Autor/in	Machell, David F.
Titel	Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcoholism, and the Police Officer.
Quelle	(1989), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Alcoholism; Counseling Techniques; Police; Profiles; Psychological Characteristics; Role Perception + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alkoholismus; Counseling technique; Counselling technique; Counselling techniques; Beratungsmethode; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Role conception; Rollenverständnis
Abstract	This report describes the psychological profile of a police officer who suffers from three dimensions of emotional complication: combat post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), alcoholism, and role immersion. Each of the three dimensions is discussed separately, followed by a discussion of their interaction and unification. It is noted that alcohol and other drugs can suppress the symptomatology of CPTSD for many years and that when a person stops using drugs, he/she may experience CPTSD most intensely. CPTSD is defined and symptoms of the disorder are listed. Reasons why CPTSD victims may be attracted to police work are considered. Alcoholism and some behavioral compensation expressions used by alcoholics are discussed. The creation of role immersion or professional protective emotional suppression in the police officer is explained. Seven dimensions of professional protective emotional suppression are described. The interaction of CPTSD, alcoholism, and role immersion in the police officer is discussed. The report concludes with a set of recommendations for treating the alcoholic police officer. (NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC