@article{ref1,
title="Proximity to the 9/11 terrorist attack and suicide ideation in police officers",
journal="Traumatology",
year="2006",
author="Violanti, John M. and Castellano, Cherie and O'Rourke, Julie and Paton, Douglas",
volume="12",
number="3",
pages="248-254",
abstract="Exposure to traumatic incidents including natural and human-initiated disasters may be an important precipitant for suicide. This article explores suicide ideation in police officers, a reportedly high suicide risk group, who worked in the proximity of the September 11, 2001 (9/11), World Trade Center terrorist attack. Data were obtained for a period of 4 years (2001-2004) from Cop 2 Cop, a statewide New Jersey confidential phone hotline provided exclusively for police officers and their families. <br><br>RESULTS suggested that calls related to suicide ideation increased from pre-9/11 through 3 years post-9/11 and that the risk for urgent care suicide calls post-9/11 increased 1.65 times (95% confidence interval = 0.54-5.04) more quickly over time when compared to pre-9/11 urgent calls. Qualitative as well as descriptive statistical data are presented on suicide ideation and the impact of 9/11 on the personal and occupational lives of officers who called.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1534-7656",
doi="10.1177/1534765606296533",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534765606296533"
}