The impact of killing and injuring others on mental health symptoms among police officers

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1332-1336

  Komarovskaya, Irina ^a   Maguen, Shira ^b   McCaslin, Shannon E ^b   Metzler, Thomas J ^c   Madan, Anita ^a   Brown, Adam D ^a   Galatzer Levy, Isaac R ^a   Henn Haase, Clare ^a   Marmar, Charles R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Injuring; Killing; Police; PTSD; Use of force

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80053097580     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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