Posttraumatic stress disorder. A real entity in death investigation.
Posttraumatic stress disorder, formally known as battle fatigue, is a real entity in those offices where investigators and pathologists perform the role of death certifiers. Failure to acknowledge this problem may predispose the unsuspecting agency employees to frequent job changes, disruptive behavior, and substance abuse.
Mussell
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University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile.
Cumberland
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GD
Riddick
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D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology; D003334:Coroners and Medical Examiners / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*