Mental health of diplomatic personnel: scoping review.
Occup Med (Lond)
; 73(3): 155-160, 2023 Apr 26.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2253076
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.AIMS:
To synthesize existing literature on the well-being of diplomatic personnel to improve understanding of how to protect their mental health.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.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.CONCLUSIONS:
Further research is needed to better understand the well-being of diplomatic personnel, particularly those not deployed to high-threat posts.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Mental Health
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Occup Med (Lond)
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Occmed
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