CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS [PDF]
ABSTRACT Cumulative trauma disorders have increased five-fold since 1979 and now account for up to 47% of workplace injuries. Nerve entrapment, tendonitis, and other soft tissue injuries are the most common diagnostic groups. Both occupational and non-occupational factors contribute to the etiology of these disorders.
Linda Frederick
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The vulnerable role of empathy in children who live in conflict zones [PDF]
Objective: Children in conflict zones face repeated and cumulative trauma exposure, increasing their risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite the critical role of empathy in coping with trauma, research on how children’s cognitive and ...
Eliya Kab +3 more
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4491 Cumulative Childhood Trauma Load Across Race in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder [PDF]
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Our objective was to investigate racial differences in experiencing multiple categories of childhood trauma (CT) and the differential impact on alcohol use in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD). We hypothesized that there would
Nia Byrd +4 more
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Reducing Cumulative Trauma Disorders [PDF]
1. Cumulative trauma disorder can be reduced by applying four ergonomic approaches: applying anthropometric data, reducing the number of repetitions, reducing the force required, and eliminating awkward postures as much as possible. 2. Selecting the proper work surface height will help reduce fatigue, pain, and discomfort and will allow the employee to
Roberta Carson
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Management of Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders [PDF]
1. Elements critical to a successful medical management program include cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) surveillance, conditioning and rehabilitation programs, and familiarity with OSHA recordkeeping requirements, in addition to recognition, evaluation, and treatment. 2.
T R, Hales, P K, Bertsche
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Racial trauma and its health impacts in Black people in the United States and Canada: a scoping review on conceptualizations, definitions and manifestations [PDF]
Despite growing recognition of racism as a public health crisis, racial trauma remains inconsistently defined and under researched. This scoping review investigates how racial trauma is conceptualized in empirical literature, focusing on its ...
Florence Kurai Mudzongo +2 more
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Background: Individuals with higher resilient coping may manage war-related trauma better than individuals with lower resilient coping. If so, resilient coping may weaken the relationship between war trauma and posttraumatic stress disorders.
Annett Lotzin +6 more
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Personality Disorder Severity–ICD-11 Scale and CPTSD ICD-11 Scale: examining possible psychometric properties and diagnostic concept overlap [PDF]
Background: The new way of categorising ICD-11 Personality Disorder (PD) moved from categorical PD types to a dimension of PD severity. This change has raised a debate regarding the question of whether the new PDS-ICD-11 possibly overlaps with Complex ...
Ohad Gilbar
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Preventing Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma Disorders [PDF]
1. Employee education and training about upper extremity anatomy/physiology, risk factors and intervention strategies, including ergonomics, may promote wellness and prevent injuries in the workplace. 2. It is important that nurses in the workplace be proactive in the development and implementation of injury prevention and education programs related to
Thomas F. Fisher
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The effect of cumulative trauma and polarised thinking on severity of depressive disorder. [PDF]
Salla M +4 more
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