PTSD in Correctional Officers

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🔍 Key Findings from a 2019 JOEM Study on Jail Officers:

• 🚨 53% screened positive for PTSD

• 🔥 Burnout (emotional exhaustion, cynicism, reduced efficacy) was a major predictor of PTSD symptoms

• 🎭 Emotional labor—suppressing true feelings on the job—was linked to higher PTSD

• 💔 Low self-efficacy significantly increased PTSD vulnerability

• 🧠 Pre-existing anxiety or depression was a strong risk factor

🛡️ Takeaway: The correctional workforce faces a critical mental health crisis. Interventions targeting burnout, emotional regulation, and psychological resilience are urgently needed.

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https://journals.lww.com/joem/abstract/2019/06000/posttraumatic_stress_disorder_and_job_burnout.9.aspx