Suicidal Ideation, Planning, and Attempts Among new Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cadets.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) report diverse occupational stressors and repeated exposures to potentially psychologically traumatic events, which may increase the odds of screening positive for a mental disorder, and increase the risk of death by suicide. The current study was designed to provide prevalence information regarding suicidal behaviours (i.e., ideation, planning, attempts) and assess for sociodemographic differences among cadets at the start of the RCMP Cadet Training Program (CTP).

Method

Cadets (n = 736, 74.0% male) were administered the structured Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview by a mental health clinician or a supervised clinical psychologist trainee. The interview includes an assessment of past month suicidal ideation,

SUBMITTER: Nisbet J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585129 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature