Suicide in Police Work: Exploring Potential Contributing Influences

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• Personal Author:
  Andrew, Michael E. ; Burchfiel CM ; Charles LE ; Fekedulegn D ; Hartley TA ; Mnatsakanova A ; Violanti JM
• Description:
  Police officers are considered at increased risk for suicide. The objective of this study was to explore potential influences on suicide ideation among 105 randomly selected men and women urban police officers. Depression, gender, and marital status appeared to be most strongly associated with police suicidal ideation. Depressive symptoms were higher among women than men officers (12.5 percent vs. 6.2 percent). For each standard deviation increase in depressive symptoms, the prevalence ratio (PR) of suicide ideation increased 73 percent in women (PR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.32-2.27) and 67 percent in men (PR = 1.67, 95% CI = 1.21-2.30). The association between depression and ideation was stronger among unmarried women officers (PR = 4.43; 95% CI = 2.19 - 8.91) than married women officers (PR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.09 - 1.79). While depression has previously been associated with suicide, such results are unusual in a healthy working population such as the police. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Suicide
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Police BCOPS Depression Emergency Responders Gender Gender Factors Mental Health Occupational Stress Police Officers Psychological Responses
• ISSN:
  1066-2316
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  41-53
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035430
• Citation:
  Am J Crim Justice 2009 Jun; 34(1-2):41-53
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health & Health Professions, State University of NY at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
• Email:
  violanti@buffalo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Criminal Justice
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:17e4e22b4ca4689826fa58585558012b2361cbbf6869a386e084ad2b99caf17a0cb8831d70d93cdc5161df1d9e2266c4eae5988b29a0c6e2f2bdee9d89212c76
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187290/cdc_187290_DS1.pdf
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