Trial reportPloS one2016
The Primary Prevention of PTSD in Firefighters: Preliminary Results of an RCT with 12-Month Follow-Up.
Trial report in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
21 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Resilience enhancement interventions for disaster rescue workers: a systematic review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Resilience Interventions Conducted in Western and Eastern Countries-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Pre-deployment programmes for building resilience in military and frontline emergency service personnel.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Coping among public safety personnel: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2021Pooled it
- The Efficacy of Two Group Interventions on Mental Representations, Attachment Security, and Trauma Symptoms in Ethnically and Socioeconomically Minoritized Young Adolescents in an Urban Middle School.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
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- Interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder among first responders: implications for public health response and system resilience.International journal of emergency medicine · 2026Review
- Return-to-Work Outcomes Following Mental Health Treatment Among Public Safety Personnel Disabled by Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Mind-Body Intervention at Improving Mental Health and Performance Among Career Firefighters.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Organizational health culture in the Korean firefighter intervention studies: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Cyclical Battle of Insomnia and Mental Health Impairment in Firefighters: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Latent transition analysis on post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic growth among firefighters.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Protecting Emergency Responders with Evidence-Based Interventions (PEREI): protocol for a randomized controlled trial for early career emergency responders, significant others, and supervisors.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Sleep Latency and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Retired Career Florida Firefighters: Evidence From the Advancing Epidemiology of Retired Firefighters Aging Longitudinally Cohort.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Development of an Evidence-Informed Solution to Emotional Distress in Public Safety Personnel and Healthcare Workers: The Social Support, Tracking Distress, Education, and Discussion CommunitY (STEADY) Program.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A review of workplace mental health interventions and their implementation in public safety organizations.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2022Review
- The role of organizational supports in mitigating mental ill health in firefighters: A cohort study in Alberta, Canada.American journal of industrial medicine · 2021Article
- Recovery After Genocide: Understanding the Dimensions of Recovery Capital Among Incarcerated Genocide Perpetrators in Rwanda.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Prophylactic Ketamine Attenuates Learned Fear.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2017Article
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Authors and funding
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Funding
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Abstract
aimTo develop and evaluate an evidence-based and theory driven program for the primary prevention of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
designA pre-intervention / post-intervention / follow up control group design with clustered random allocation of participants to groups was used. The "control" group received "Training as Usual" (TAU).
methodParticipants were 45 career recruits within the recruit school at the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) in Western Australia. The intervention group received a four-hour resilience training intervention (Mental Agility and Psychological Strength training) as part of their recruit training school curriculum. Data was collected at baseline and at 6- and 12-months post intervention.
resultsWe found no evidence that the intervention was effective in the primary prevention of mental health issues, nor did we find any significant impact of MAPS training on social support or coping strategies. A significant difference across conditions in trauma knowledge is indicative of some impact of the MAPS program.
conclusionWhile the key hypotheses were not supported, this study is the first randomised control trial investigating the primary prevention of PTSD. Practical barriers around the implementation of this program, including constraints within the recruit school, may inform the design and implementation of similar programs in the future.
trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) ACTRN12615001362583.
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