Impact of traumatic events and organizational response. A study of bank robberies.

@article{MillerBurke1999ImpactOT,
  title={Impact of traumatic events and organizational response. A study of bank robberies.},
  author={J Miller-Burke and Mark D Attridge and Peter M. Fass},
  journal={Journal of occupational and environmental medicine},
  year={1999},
  volume={41 2},
  pages={
          73-83
        }
}
This study explored how experiencing a traumatic event in the workplace affects employee physical health, mental health, personal functioning, and work performance. Post-event use of health care services and the effectiveness of critical incident stress debriefing sessions and other coping interventions were also examined. A retrospective self-report methodology and mailed survey were used with 141 employees of 42 different bank branches that had recently been robbed. The results found that… 
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