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Journalists and Substance Use: A systematic literature review
Jasmine B. MacDonald, BA/BSW(Hons1); Anthony J. Saliba, BSc(Hons), PhD; & Gene Hodgins, BA(Hons), DPsych(Clin)
Substance Abuse Vol. 37, Iss. 3, 2016
| “In recent years there has been increased focus on the psychological risks of journalistic work, with research in trauma and related pathologies receiving funding from organisation such as the DART center. This systematic review is a valuable addition to the literature in that it synthesises the published empirical knowledge acquired to date concerning the experience of substance use amongst journalists. The authors are aware of no other review covering substance use in journalists. As such, future work assessing trauma or other pathologies in journalist samples will cite this review to develop hypotheses about the variables that are likely to be associated with psychological health and with distress, not only in substance use but also in other areas of psychology and organisational management.” |
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