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Mental health outcomes in police personnel after Hurricane Katrina |
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West-C; Bernard-B; Mueller-C; Kitt-M; Driscoll-R; Tak-S |
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J Occup Environ Med 2008 Jun; 50(6):689-695 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181638685 |
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20034108 |
| Abstract | Objective: We examined symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) personnel who provided law enforcement and relief services to affected communities following Hurricane Katrina. Methods: we conducted a cross-sectional survey of mental health outcomes related to personal and work-related exposures of police personnel 8 weeks after the Hurricane. Results: Of the 912 police personnel who completed the questionnaire, 227 (26%) reported symptoms consistent with depression and 170 (19%) reported symptoms consistent with PTSD. Risk factors associated with PTSD include recovery of bodies, crowd control, assault, and injury to a family member. Depressive symptoms were associated with rare family contact, uninhabitable home, isolation from the NOPD, assault, and injury to a family member. Conclusions: Police personnel reported symptoms of PTSD and depression associated with work-related and personal factors following Hurricane Katrina. | | Keywords | Risk-factors; Analytical-models; Risk-analysis; Mental-fatigue; Mental-health; Mental-stress; Police-officers; Psychological-adaptation; Psychological-effects; Psychological-factors; Psychological-fatigue; Psychological-reactions; Psychological-stress; Questionnaires | | Contact | Christine West, NIOSH, CDC, DSHEFS, 4676 Columbia Pkwy R-10, Cincinnati, OH 45226 | | CODEN | JOEMFM | | Publication Date | 20080601 | | Document Type | Journal Article | | Email Address | cawest@cdc.gov | | Fiscal Year | 2008 | | NTIS Accession No. | | | NTIS Price | | | Issue of Publication | 6 | | ISSN | 1076-2752 | | NIOSH Division | DSHEFS | | Source Name | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | | State | OH |
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