War and the long-term psychiatric health of journalists who cover it
Journalists who covered wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere that began after 9/11 have a high lifetime prevalence of PTSD, major depression, any anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder; 12-month prevalence for PTSD and any anxiety disorder remains elevated, albeit less so. War journalism is hazardous, and risk severity predicts PTSD, highlighting the importance of therapy availability.
Authors
- Bruce A. Shapiro
- Steve Fainaru
- J Mead
- Elana Newman
- Anthony Feinstein
- Philip Bennett
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- UniMAC-GIJ (GH)
- Caesars Entertainment (United States) (US)
- University of Tulsa (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2026.10552
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00