Health factors in police job stress.

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• Personal Author:
  Fell RD ; Richard WC
• Description:
  A study is conducted among Tennessee police officers to determine the amount of stress-related disease which occurs. Data on disease and occupation are collected from death certificates, community mental health centers, and general hospital admissions. The premature death rate for police is significantly high. The suicide rate for police ranks third among occupations. Police seek help at mental health centers at about average rates. Police are admitted to medical hospitals at a significantly high rate, often with problems of the circulatory and digestive systems. Some of the causes of stress among police officers and means to reduce stress are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Law Enforcement Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  NIOSH-Contract; Contract-099-74-0060; Health-statistics; Law-enforcement-officers; Occupational-health; Gastrointestinal-system-disorders; Cardiovascular-system-disorders; Psychological-stress; Psychological-effects;
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  73-84
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00058018
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 Dec; :73-84
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1976
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Job Stress and the Police Officer: Identifying Stress Reduction Techniques, Proceedings of a Symposium, Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Science, NIOSH
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/236832/cdc_236832_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]