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Sleep and Fatigue Linked Depression and PTSD in Firefighters

MHD card showing a fire helmet silhouette lit by glowing embers beneath a small network of blue and orange nodes joined by bridge lines, illustrating a survey of Chinese firefighters in which sleep difficulties and fatigue linked depression and PTSD symptoms.

Sleep difficulties and tiredness were among the main symptoms linking depression and PTSD in a 2026 survey of 6,240 Chinese firefighters. Women reported somewhat higher scores for both conditions than men, although average scores were low.1 Research Highlights Three main bridges: a questionnaire item on thoughts of death or self-harm, sleep difficulties and feeling tired …

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