TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Proximity to the 9/11 terrorist attack and suicide ideation in police officers
JO  - Traumatology
A1  - Violanti, John M.
A1  - Castellano, Cherie
A1  - O'Rourke, Julie
A1  - Paton, Douglas
SP  - 248
EP  - 254
VL  - 12
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1534-7656
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534765606296533
ID  - ref1
ER  -