Police face an increased risk of developing mental health problems, yet reliable estimates of
their psychological difficulties remain unknown. This systematic review and meta-analysis …

The COVID-19 pandemic created social upheaval and altered norms for all members of
society, but its effects on first responders have been particularly profound. Law enforcement …

Despite research identifying high levels of stress and traumatic stress symptoms among
those in the emergency services, the impact of these symptoms on performance and hence …

Purpose Facing the COVID-19 pandemic, police officers are confronted with various novel
challenges, which might place additional strain on officers. This mixed-method study …

Background Studies on occupational stress have shown that police officers are exposed to
stressful events more often than other workers and this can result in impaired psychosocial …

BackgroundLongitudinal symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are often
characterized by heterogeneous trajectories, which may have unique pre-, peri-and post …

Policing is a high-risk occupation that can cause a myriad of psychosocial problems to its
workers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, officers have experienced increased rates of …

During the evening of 13 November 2015, the deadliest terror attacks in France in recent
times occurred in the Paris area. Overall, 130 people were killed, 643 were physically …

In addition to high-risk and high-stress events that police officers routinely encounter, many
are also exposed to extreme traumatic exposures or disasters caused by nature (eg …

Conditional risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)—defined as prevalence, onset,
persistence, or severity of PTSD after traumatic exposure—appears to be higher among …