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Policy basis for PTSD management
A study - Literature review of post traumatic stress disorder amongst rail workers, on the subject of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and specifically its prevalence, severity and consequences amongst rail industry personnel, has identified potential improvements in PTSD management that may well be applicable to other sectors.The importance to the rail industry of good practice in PTSD management is apparent - it is estimated that during a train driver's working lifetime he/she can expect to experience one person under train (PUT) incident.The study generates several good practice recommendations