Mental health of diplomatic personnel: scoping review.
Journal
Occupational medicine (Oxford, England)
ISSN: 1471-8405
Titre abrégé: Occup Med (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9205857
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 04 2023
26 04 2023
Historique:
medline:
17
5
2023
pubmed:
10
3
2023
entrez:
9
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. To synthesize existing literature on the well-being of diplomatic personnel to improve understanding of how to protect their mental health. 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. 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. Further research is needed to better understand the well-being of diplomatic personnel, particularly those not deployed to high-threat posts.
Sections du résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36893355
pii: 7074503
doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqad032
pmc: PMC10132204
doi:
Types de publication
Review
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
155-160Subventions
Organisme : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Organisme : National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit
Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Occupational Medicine.