BACKGROUND The present study was designed to gather preliminary information regarding the feasibility of implementing a psychosocial resilience program and to assess if the program would potentially promote protective factors (such as resiliency, self-efficacy) and job satisfaction as well as decreasing perceived stress among a sample of German junior physicians. METHODS Eighty-two junior phy...

This article presents results from a multisite, quantitative evaluation of the international Success for Kids (SFK) after-school program. The program seeks to build resilience in children by teaching them to access inner resources and build positive connections with others. The SFK program is unlike most after-school programs both in its focus on spiritual development and in its emphasis on out...

Some of the greatest achievements in science have occurred when a model or idea in one discipline has been used in another discipline. Witness the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The GPS on your phone or in your car is a result of scientists attempting to track the Soviet Sputnik spacecraft and an inquisitive manager asking if the process could be reversed to track a submari...

Weltman et al have presented a fascinating report on the effectiveness of a stress resilience training program on police department personnel (Global Adv Health Med. 2014;3(2):72-79). Certainly at first reading there appears to be strong evidence of the effectiveness of the program. However, careful evaluation of the methodology and results suggests the need for some circumspection.

OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of a Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program for decreasing stress and anxiety and improving resilience and quality of life among Department of Radiology physicians. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was approved by the institutional review board. A total of 26 Department of Radiology physicians were randomized in a single-blind trial to either t...

abstraCt Research suggests that police work is among the most stressful occupations in the world and officers typically suffer a variety of physiological , psychological, and behavioral effects and symptoms. Officers operating under severe or chronic stress are likely to be at greater risk of error, accidents, and overreactions that can compromise their performance, jeopardize public safety, an...

Public health officials need evidence-based methods for improving community disaster resilience and strategies for measuring results. This methods paper describes how one public health department is addressing this problem. This paper provides a detailed description of the theoretical rationale, intervention design and novel evaluation of the Los Angeles County Community Disaster Resilience Pro...