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:
  Author Keywords: First Responder COVID-19 Depression Generalized Anxiety Law Enforcement Officer LEO Negative Affect Physiological Stress Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Psychological Stress Psychology PTSD Sampling Stress Traumatic Incident Stress Traumatic Injuries

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• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:332dc4f150c5745117ab5ec459192e76235e02022fcea7fb677b4aa4dd9dba3534e2399c4fbb490af02aaf2edb3d11a585c523a897e76ab2ecadcf17996119b5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209067/cdc_209067_DS1.pdf
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