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ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2018

Mental Disorder Symptoms among Public Safety Personnel in Canada.

R Nicholas Carleton, Tracie O Afifi, Sarah Turner, Tamara Taillieu, Sophie Duranceau, Daniel M LeBouthillier, Jitender Sareen, Rose Ricciardelli, Renee S MacPhee, Dianne Groll and 13 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 237 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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237citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05429619 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Advancing Peer Support Programming to Address PTSD and Trauma Among Canadian Public Safety Personnel and Veterans

TypeobservationalSponsorMcMaster UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled950ConditionsMental Health Issue, Mental Stress, Post Traumatic Stress DisorderArmsPeerOnCall
NCT07199387 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

PeerOnCall: A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Peer Support Mobile Health Platform in Canadian Fire Service Organizations

TypeinterventionalSponsorMcMaster UniversityRan2025 to 2027Enrolled2,000ConditionsFirefightersArmsApp Users (Structured Implementation), App Users (Standard Implementation)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

237 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 529 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Effectiveness of Debriefing on the Mental Health of Rescue Teams: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  10. Coping among public safety personnel: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2021
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177 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 12 institutions in 2 countries.

R Nicholas Carleton1 Anxiety and Illness Behaviours Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Tracie O Afifi2 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Sarah Turner2 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Tamara Taillieu2 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Sophie Duranceau3 University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Daniel M LeBouthillier3 University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Jitender Sareen2 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Rose Ricciardelli4 Memorial University of Newfoundland, Saint John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Renee S MacPhee5 Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Dianne Groll6 Queen's University, Kington, Ontario, Canada.
Kadie Hozempa3 University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Alain Brunet7 Douglas Hospital, Verdun, Quebec, Canada.
John R Weekes8 Correctional Service of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Curt T Griffiths9 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Kelly J Abrams10 Canadian Health Information Management Association, Regina, Canada.
Nicholas A Jones3 University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Shadi Beshai3 University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Heidi A Cramm6 Queen's University, Kington, Ontario, Canada.
Keith S Dobson11 University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Simon Hatcher12 University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Terence M Keane13 National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, White River Junction, Vermont, USA.
Sherry H Stewart14 Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Gordon J G Asmundson3 University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
University of Regina · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CAQueen's University · CADalhousie University · CADouglas Mental Health University Institute · CAMemorial University of Newfoundland · CAMinistry of Community Safety and Correctional Services · CANational Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · USSimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CAWilfrid Laurier University · CA

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCanadian public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers) are exposed to potentially traumatic events as a function of their work. Such exposures contribute to the risk of developing clinically significant symptoms related to mental disorders. The current study was designed to provide estimates of mental disorder symptom frequencies and severities for Canadian PSP.

methodsAn online survey was made available in English or French from September 2016 to January 2017. The survey assessed current symptoms, and participation was solicited from national PSP agencies and advocacy groups. Estimates were derived using well-validated screening measures.

resultsThere were 5813 participants (32.5% women) who were grouped into 6 categories (i.e., call center operators/dispatchers, correctional workers, firefighters, municipal/provincial police, paramedics, Royal Canadian Mounted Police). Substantial proportions of participants reported current symptoms consistent with 1 (i.e., 15.1%) or more (i.e., 26.7%) mental disorders based on the screening measures. There were significant differences across PSP categories with respect to proportions screening positive based on each measure.

interpretationThe estimated proportion of PSP reporting current symptom clusters consistent with 1 or more mental disorders appears higher than previously published estimates for the general population; however, direct comparisons are impossible because of methodological differences. The available data suggest that Canadian PSP experience substantial and heterogeneous difficulties with mental health and underscore the need for a rigorous epidemiologic study and category-specific solutions.

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AdultCanadaEmergency RespondersFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOccupational DiseasesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung Adultfirst respondersmental disordersoperational stress injuriesposttraumatic stress disorderpublic safety personnel

Identifiers

PMID28845686
PMCPMC5788123
OpenAlexW2751968906

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Registered trials

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