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Warren N Ponder1, Alaina M Beauchamp, Donna L Schuman
1From the Director of Outcomes and Evaluation, One Tribe Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas (Dr Ponder); Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, & Environmental Sciences, Graduate Research Assistant-Doctoral, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Dallas, Texas (Mrs Beauchamp, Dr Jetelina); Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington (Dr Schuman); Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas (Dr Carbajal); McGarrahan & Associates, Dallas, Texas (Dr Galusha).
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.
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