Predictors of Police Suicide Ideation

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• Personal Author:
  Violanti JM
• Description:
  Further inquiry into processes that lead to suicide in the police occupation is necessary. Suicide ideation in police officers and possible correlates associated with such ideation is explored in this paper. The focus was on psychologically traumatic police work experiences, the development of posttraumatic stress (PTSD) in officers, and the inordinate use of alcohol associated with this condition. The impact of these occupationally based factors and their association with suicide ideation has not yet been fully explored. Results suggest that certain traumatic police work exposures increase the risk of high level PTSD symptoms, which subsequently increase the risk of high alcohol use and suicide ideation. The combined impact of PTSD and increased alcohol use led to a ten-fold increase risk for suicide ideation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Alcoholic Beverages Law Enforcement Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Suicide
• Keywords:
  Alcohol Law Enforcement Police Officers Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Psychological Effects Psychological Responses PTSD
• ISSN:
  0363-0234
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  277-283
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056951
• Citation:
  Suicide Life Threat Behav 2004 Fall; 34(3):277-283
• Contact Point Address:
  John M. Violanti, School of Public Health and Health Professions, SUNY at Buffalo, 270 Farber Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214
• Email:
  Violanti@Buffalo.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Performing Organization:
  University of New York at Buffalo
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
• End Date:
  20000929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3c1a4788ddfbf2bfe68303fa42132bada52d7dcebe735ef6fa748143d4321fd5d6f63ce6dbe0b42764284ca6bbd51f50d5f50c4003b65b68beceeb6972365f6a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214439/cdc_214439_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 74.72 KB ]