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Mental health of diplomatic personnel: scoping review.
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Occupational medicine (Oxford, England) [Occup Med (Lond)] 2023 Apr 26; Vol. 73 (3), pp. 155-160. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Diplomatic personnel frequently relocate as part of their roles, requiring them to adapt to various cultural and political conditions; many are also at risk of experiencing trauma from being deployed to high-threat postings. With diplomatic personnel having to balance the usual pressures of their work with the uncertainties of COVID-19 in recent years, it is particularly important now to understand how to protect their mental health.<br />Aims: To synthesize existing literature on the well-being of diplomatic personnel to improve understanding of how to protect their mental health.<br />Methods: A scoping review was carried out to explore what is already known about the well-being of staff working in diplomatic roles. Four databases were searched and reference lists, as well as one key journal, were hand-searched.<br />Results: Fifteen relevant publications were included. There was little consensus as to how the psychological well-being of diplomatic personnel compares to other populations or which factors predict well-being. Diplomats' psychological responses to traumatic experiences appeared similar to those of other trauma-exposed occupational groups.<br />Conclusions: Further research is needed to better understand the well-being of diplomatic personnel, particularly those not deployed to high-threat posts.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Government Employees
Health Personnel psychology
Mental Health
COVID-19
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471-8405
- Volume :
- 73
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36893355
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad032