How Obesity Relates to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Male Police Officers

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Helene St-Hilaire ◽  
Jonathan Chevrier ◽  
Thomas Neylan ◽  
Charles Marmar ◽  
Thomas Metzler
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Police officers and post-traumatic stress disorder: Discussing the deficit in research, identification and prevention in England and Wales

2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Foley ◽  
Kristina Massey
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Post Traumatic

This article will review available literature regarding post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within policing in England and Wales, with a particular focus on its early identification and prevention. An overview of PTSD will be given as well as an exploration of why police officers are potentially more susceptible to this mental health condition compared to other members of society. Key factors in the early identification and prevention of PTSD will be outlined, with a focus on crisis intervention techniques which have been subject to considerable academic study. There is limited research available from England and Wales that looks specifically at PTSD in policing; this research deficit will be highlighted and key areas of research which need to be explored further will be given so that this problem can be both identified and prevented in officers.

Salivary Oxytocin and Vasopressin Levels in Police Officers With and Without Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 743-751 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Frijling ◽  
M. van Zuiden ◽  
L. Nawijn ◽  
S. B. J. Koch ◽  
I. D. Neumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Direct assistance to victims in rescue operations as a risk factor for post-traumatic stress disorder in police officers: The experience of the Toulouse disaster in 2001

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Nelly Agrinier, MD ◽  
Artus Albessard, MD ◽  
Valerie Schwoebel, MD, PhD ◽  
Eloi Diène, MD ◽  
Thierry Lang, MD, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Medical Assistance ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Post Traumatic

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (S-PTSD) in police personnel involved in rescue operations after the AZF chemical plant explosion in Toulouse, France, on September 21, 2001, and the relationship between S-PTSD and the type of rescue operation.Design: A cross-sectional survey was performed, using a mailed questionnaire.Participants: Six hundred and thirty-five out of 1,500 rescue operations police officers participated in the study. All were involved with the explosion site after the industrial disaster.Main outcome measure: The outcome variable was the presence of S-PTSD.The explanatory variables were the level of exposure during the rescue tasks.Statistics: Logistic regression was used to calculate the adjusted odds ratios (OR).Results: The prevalence of S-PTSD among policemen was 4.1 percent [95% CI: 2.1-6.2]. Policemen who had immediate health consequences (OR 4.6; [95% CI: 1.3-16.4]) and those who provided medical assistance to the victims (OR 5.7; [95% CI: 1.6-20.2]) had a higher prevalence of S-PTSD.Conclusions: Providing medical assistance to the victims was a major risk factor of S-PTSD for police officers. Training police officers to take part in medical activities at the time of the disaster might lead to a reduction of SPTSD incidence in this group.

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