Differences in Suicidality in Non-Treatment-Seeking and Treatment-Seeking Law Enforcement Officers: A Cross-Sectional Study

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• Personal Author:
  Beauchamp AM ; Carbajal J ; Galusha JM ; Jetelina KK ; Ponder WN ; Schuman DL
• Description:
  Objective: Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to high levels of occupational trauma and face added stress from heightened public scrutiny and COVID-19, which may result in suicide. It is crucial to understand differences between LEOs who seek treatment and those who do not. Method: We compared LEOs from the same greater metropolitan area who sought treatment with those who did not. Participants completed validated measures assessing posttraumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Results: The treatment-seeking sample scores were higher on all standardized assessments. Bivariate logistic regression results indicated that the non-treatment-seeking sample's odds of experiencing suicidality were 1.76 times the odds for the treatment seeking sample. Conclusions: This suggests that many LEOs experiencing suicidality may not be seeking treatment and highlights the role that posttraumatic stress disorder may play in determining whether LEOs seek treatment or not. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Law Enforcement
  • Mental Health
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Suicide
• Keywords:
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • LEO
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Traumatic incident stress
  • Stress
  • COVID-19
  • Psychology
  • Psychological stress
  • Physiological stress
  • Suicide
  More +
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065974
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2022 Sep; 64(9):797-801
• Contact Point Address:
  Warren N. Ponder, PhD, Director of Outcomes and Evaluation, One Tribe Foundation, One Tribe Foundation, 855 Texas St, Suite 105, Fort Worth, TX 76102
• Email:
  warren@1tribefoundation.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20180901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20210831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209067/cdc_209067_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 131.79 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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