2021
DOI: 10.1017/s2045796021000366
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The prevalence of hazardous and harmful drinking in the UK Police Service, and their co-occurrence with job strain and mental health problems

Abstract: Aims Due to the stressful nature of policing, police employees are at risk of mental health problems and problematic alcohol use. We aim to determine the prevalence of hazardous and harmful alcohol use in the UK Police Service, and to explore the associations with job strain and mental health problems. Methods Cross-sectional data from the Airwave Health Monitoring Study (N = 40 986) included measures of alcohol consumption (total units in past week), mental health (depression, anxiety a… Show more

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“…There might be three main reasons for the increased OSF and oral leukoplakia in the male police officer population. First the male police officers often face higher levels of occupational anxiety and depression [ 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 28 ]. In Hunan Province, China, 16.2% population consume Betel quid [ 17 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There might be three main reasons for the increased OSF and oral leukoplakia in the male police officer population. First the male police officers often face higher levels of occupational anxiety and depression [ 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 28 ]. In Hunan Province, China, 16.2% population consume Betel quid [ 17 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The US epidemiological report indicates the RAS prevalence is greatest in population aged 17-39 years and never smokers [4]. The doctor and nurse and police officer population have some common typical characteristics of great professional pressure and night shift [11][12][13][14][15]; however the prevalence of RAS in doctor/nurse and in-service police officer population is unknown.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Todo este contexto de estresse descrito acima, tem como consequência final, o aumento da vulnerabilidade do profissional para o desenvolvimento de doenças físicas e mentais 66,77 , como também propicia um aumento em comportamentos disruptivos, tais como: consumo de álcool e de substâncias ilícitas; jogos de azar e o uso de força excessiva 48,52,78 no trabalho, alterando a capacidade de avaliação de risco; tomada de decisão rápida, entre outros 38,79 . Sendo assim, gera consequências negativas sobre a segurança pública de modo geral 44 .…”
Section: Elementos Geradores De Estresse Entre Policiaisunclassified
“…Tão preocupante quanto o indivíduo que apresenta sintomas compatíveis com TEPT, é quando o indivíduo tem a percepção diminuída sobre a própria qualidade de vida 101 . Isto pode aumentar o comportamento destrutivo, tais como a ideação suicida 67,78,82,107 , o consumo exagerado de álcool 78,81 , gerando aumento na ineficácia das funções, bem como baixa produtividade, além de estarem suscetíveis a cometer mais erros 38,48,79 , especialmente se considerarmos neste contexto os policiais civis e militares que estão diretamente implicados na segurança pública.…”
Section: Transtornos Mentaisunclassified
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