Assignment task:
How disasters specifically affect first responders. The category of first responders includes military, firefighters, and police. The roles that first responders are called to serve in are varied and they are, as their title indicates, the first individuals on the scene of disasters. Just like civilian victims, first responders can develop PTSD and other co-occurring disorders.
In detail address the following:
1). What are the main challenges faced by the military and the first responders in disasters?
2). How can terrorism and the media trigger trauma-related psychiatric symptoms with Veterans and other first responders?
3). What are some of the effects of stigma on the military and first responders who develop trauma related psychiatric symptoms?
Provide references