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When the Lawyer Becomes Traumatized: A Scoping Review

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Léonard, Marie-Jeanne, Saumier, Daniel, Brunet, Alain·2020·Sage Open
DOI 10.1177/2158244020957032
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Lawyers can be exposed to cases involving traumatic elements of crimes. Such exposure may result in symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and have adverse effects on the lawyers’ capacities to work. A scoping review was conducted to summarize original investigations of work-related PTSD among lawyers in terms of (a) trauma exposure conceptualization and operationalization, (b) symptom severity, (c) prevalence, and (d) risk factors. The scoping review also aimed to highlight potential directions for future studies and clinical implications. Literature searches were conducted in PsycINFO, Embase, Pubmed, MEDLINE, PILOTS, and Google Scholar. Of 341 initial publications, 9 were included. A majority conceptualized the impact of work-related trauma exposure as secondary traumatic stress and operationalized work-related trauma exposure as the number of cases or clients involving traumatic material. Levels of PTSD symptoms reported by lawyers were positively related to levels of work-related trauma exposure.

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Authors
Léonard, M.-J., Saumier, D., & Brunet, A.
Affiliations
  • Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
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Venue
Sage Open
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2020-07
Volume
10
Issue
3
ISSN
2158-2440 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1177/2158244020957032
OpenAlex
W3086747949
Cited by
21
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2
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2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3
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0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • SAGE Open (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Occupational Health and Burnout
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, lawyers, occupational trauma exposure, secondary traumatic stress, PTSD symptom severity, prevalence, risk factors, occupational stress

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