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PTSD, Acute Stress, Performance and Decision-Making in Emergency Service Workers

Cheryl Regehr and Vicki R. LeBlanc
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2017, 45 (2) 184-192;
Cheryl Regehr
Dr. Regehr is Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Faculty of Law and the Institute for Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. LeBlanc is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Innovation in Medical Education, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Presented at the 43rd American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Montreal, Québec, Canada, October 25–28, 2012, and at the 17th Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and Law Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, March 4–7, 2012.
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Dr. Regehr is Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Faculty of Law and the Institute for Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. LeBlanc is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Innovation in Medical Education, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Presented at the 43rd American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Montreal, Québec, Canada, October 25–28, 2012, and at the 17th Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and Law Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, March 4–7, 2012.
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vol. 45 no. 2 184-192
PubMed 
28619858

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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 15, 2017.

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  1. Cheryl Regehr, PhD and
  2. Vicki R. LeBlanc, PhD
  1. Dr. Regehr is Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Faculty of Law and the Institute for Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. LeBlanc is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Innovation in Medical Education, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Presented at the 43rd American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Annual Meeting, Montreal, Québec, Canada, October 25–28, 2012, and at the 17th Canadian Academy of Psychiatry and Law Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, March 4–7, 2012.
  1. Address correspondence to: Cheryl Regehr, PhD, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Canada, M5S 1A1. E-mail: cheryl.regehr{at}utoronto.ca.
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