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Study Protocol

The role of automatic defensive responses in the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms in police recruits: protocol of a prospective study

自动防御反应在新警员的创伤后应激障碍症状的作用:一个回溯研究的方案

El papel de las respuestas defensivas automáticas en el desarrollo de los síntomas de estrés postraumático en los reclutas de la policía: protocolo de un estudio prospectivo

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Article: 1412226 | Received 15 Aug 2017, Accepted 20 Nov 2017, Published online: 20 Dec 2017

Figures & data

Figure 1. Design of the Police-in-Action study. A total of 340 police recruits and 85 control participants will be tested twice, at baseline (wave 1) and at follow-up (wave 2), which are approximately 15 months apart. Between assessment waves, police recruits (but not controls) experience two emergency aid periods as part of their normal training, each lasting four months. CAPS = clinician-administered PTSD scale.

Figure 1. Design of the Police-in-Action study. A total of 340 police recruits and 85 control participants will be tested twice, at baseline (wave 1) and at follow-up (wave 2), which are approximately 15 months apart. Between assessment waves, police recruits (but not controls) experience two emergency aid periods as part of their normal training, each lasting four months. CAPS = clinician-administered PTSD scale.

Figure 2. Overview of the testing days. The wave 1 and wave 2 assessments consist of similar testing procedures, except for two minor differences in Behavioural session 1 and the Interview (see figure). MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.

Figure 2. Overview of the testing days. The wave 1 and wave 2 assessments consist of similar testing procedures, except for two minor differences in Behavioural session 1 and the Interview (see figure). MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.

Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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