HealthDay (4/14, Preidt) reports that “interviews with 750 private security guards in the United Kingdom revealed that nearly 40% had symptoms of PTSD, and also that security guard companies provide them with little mental health support.” In addition, investigators found that “security guards often face verbal and physical abuse – including violent assaults – from the public.” The research was conducted by a team from the University of Portsmouth in England. The article does not disclose where the study was published or presented.
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— “4 in 10 Security Guards Suffer PTSD, Study Finds, “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, April 14, 2020