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04-22-2005, 08:18 AM
TORONTO, ON - Support services provided to paramedics should also be made available to their family members if these families are to remain healthy and intact, says a University of Toronto researcher.
"Family members continue to be the primary source of nurturance and safety for those who do this high-stress job," says Cheryl Regehr, U of T professor of social work and director of the university's Centre for Applied Social Research. "If they don't receive support themselves, it can lead to increased family stress, then family breakdown and divorce."
In a study published in the March-April 2005 Journal of Loss and Trauma, Regehr conducted in-depth interviews with 14 spouses/partners of paramedics working in a large, urban area to assess the extent to which trauma experienced by emergency service personnel affect their family members.
Source: mydna.com (http://www.mydna.com/health/mental/news/resources/news/200504/news_20050420_sspara.html)
"Family members continue to be the primary source of nurturance and safety for those who do this high-stress job," says Cheryl Regehr, U of T professor of social work and director of the university's Centre for Applied Social Research. "If they don't receive support themselves, it can lead to increased family stress, then family breakdown and divorce."
In a study published in the March-April 2005 Journal of Loss and Trauma, Regehr conducted in-depth interviews with 14 spouses/partners of paramedics working in a large, urban area to assess the extent to which trauma experienced by emergency service personnel affect their family members.
Source: mydna.com (http://www.mydna.com/health/mental/news/resources/news/200504/news_20050420_sspara.html)