Mental Health Training, Attitudes Towards Support, and Screening Positive for Mental Disorders

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dc.contributor.authorCarleton, R. Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorAfifi, Tracie, O.
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorTaillie, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorVaughan, Adam, V.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Gregory, S.
dc.contributor.authorRicciardelli, Rosemary
dc.contributor.authorMacPhee, Renée, S.
dc.contributor.authorCramm, Heidi
dc.contributor.authorCzarnuch, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorHozempa, Kadie
dc.contributor.authorCamp, Ronald, D.
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-27T18:00:55Z
dc.date.available2023-02-27T18:00:55Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-22
dc.description© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.en_US
dc.description.abstractPublic Safety Personnel (PSP; e.g. correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police) are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). Several mental health training program categories (e.g. critical incident stress management (CISM), debriefing, peer support, psychoeducation, mental health first aid, Road to Mental Readiness [R2MR]) exist as efforts to minimize the impact of exposures, often using cognitive behavioral therapy model content, but with limited effectiveness research. The current study assessed PSP perceptions of access to professional (i.e. physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, employee assistance programs, chaplains) and non-professional (i.e. spouse, friends, colleagues, leadership) support, and associations between training and mental health. Participants included 4,020 currently serving PSP participants. Data were analyzed using cross-tabulations and logistic regressions. Most PSP reported access to professional and non-professional support; nevertheless, most would first access a spouse (74%) and many would never, or only as a last resort, access professional support (43–60%) or PSP leaders (67%). Participation in any mental health training category was associated with lower (p < .01) rates for some, but not all, mental disorders, with no robust differences across categories. Revisions to training programs may improve willingness to access professional support; in the interim, training and support for PSP spouses and leaders may also be beneficial.en_US
dc.description.authorstatusFacultyen_US
dc.description.peerreviewyesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipR. Nicholas Carleton’s research is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through a New Investigator Award [FRN: 322308] and research grants [FRN: 285489 and FRN: 411397]. T.O. Afifi’s research is supported by a CIHR New Investigator Award and Foundation Scheme Award. This research was also funded in part by the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness through the Policy Development Contribution Program.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCarleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., Vaughan, A. D., Anderson, G. S., Ricciardelli, R., MacPhee, R. S., Cramm, H. A., Czarnuch, S., Hozempa, K., & Camp, R. D. II. (2019). Mental Health Training, Attitudes Towards Support, and Screening Positive for Mental Disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 43, 374-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2019.1575900en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2019.1575900
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10294/15816
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis Groupen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjecttrainingen_US
dc.subjectmental health supporten_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.subjectresiliencyen_US
dc.titleMental Health Training, Attitudes Towards Support, and Screening Positive for Mental Disordersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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