Completed Projects
Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton, Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina and Scientific Director of CIPSRT
Title of Research
Pan Canadian Public Safety Personnel: Ongoing Knowledge Translation and Strategic Development
Summary
This project used data gathered from public safety personnel (PSP). The team worked collaboratively with investigators, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate students to identify key research questions about the PSP population (e.g. suicide rates, mental illness rates). Although the project was designed to produce and write open-access research publications, it was soon discovered that the initial questions needed to be further developed to research all of the important factors that appeared amongst PSP. In addition to the original research produced from this data set (research summaries from the published works can be found here, this grant has produced five open-access articles, three publications (currently in press) and another seven papers under peer-review.
The combined publications have shown that cognitive risk factors, previous military history, organizational factors and personal circumstances are significantly related to mental health in PSP. This data also suggests that a number of the factors observed (cognitive risk factors, stigma, social environments, organizational factors, etc.) are modifiable, indicating potential areas for prevention and intervention. Going forth, this information will provide an evidence base for researching and formulating new tools to be used in the preventions and intervention of mental health issues amongst PSP.
All of these publications have also allowed a new generation of researchers to gain experience in the analysis of data and the publication process to ensure that the network of researchers exploring this issue continues to expand.
When to expect results
Five studies are already available with further studies likely to be released in 2020. A summary of the themes found in the research will be presented at the end-of-grant workshop.
Research team (includes all authors for the publications)
R. Nicholas Carleton, University of Regina; Tracie Afifi, University of Manitoba; Greg Anderson, Justice Institute of British Columbia; Heidi Cramm, Queen’s University; Dianne Groll, Queen’s University; Rosemary Ricciardelli, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Stephanie Korol, Unviersity of Regina; Kelsey Vig, University of Regina; Tamara Taillieu, University of Manitoba; Meghan Mitchell, University of Central Florida; Anees Bahji, Queen’s University; Nigel Barnim, Queen’s University; Stephen Czaruch, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Julia Mason, University of Regina; Gordon Asmundson, University of Regina; Paula DiNota, University of Toronto Mississauga; Sarah Turner, University of Manitoba; Don McCreary, DRM Scientific Consulting; Rachel Krakauer, University of Regina; Elizabeth Donnelly, University of Windsor; Adam Vaughan, Texas State University; Ronald Camp, University of Regina; Renee MacPhee, Wilfrid Laurier University; Curt Griffiths, Simon Fraser University; Jordana Sommer, University of Manitoba; Renee El-Gabalawy, University of Manitoba; Taylor Mooney, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Final Results
Final Knowledge Translation report
Paper resulting from the research
Angehrn, A., Krackauer, R.L., & Carleton, R.N. 2020. The impact of intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety sensitivity on mental health among public safety personnel: When the uncertain is unavoidable. Cognitive Therapy and Research, April 24, 2020. Doi https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-020-10107-2.
Angehrn, A., Sapach, M.J.N., Ricciardelli, R., MacPhee, R. S., Anderson, G.S., & Carleton, R. N. (2020). Sleep quality and mental health
disorder symptoms among Canadian public safety personnel. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
17(8), 2708. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fijerph17082708
Angehrn, A., Vig, K. D., Mason, J. E., Stelnicki, A. M., Shields, R. E., Asmundson, G. J. G., & Carleton, R. N. (2021). Sex differences in mental disorder symptoms among Canadian police officers: The mediating role of social support, stress, and sleep quality. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/16506073.2021.1877338?journalCode=sbeh20
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Taillieu, T., Turner, S., El-Gabalawy, R., Sareen, J., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Anxiety-related psychopathology and chronic pain comorbidity among public safety personnel. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2018.03.006
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T.O., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., LeBouthiller, D.M., Duranceau, S., Sareen, J., Ricciardelli, R., MacPhee, Krakauer, R., Anderson, G. S., Cramm, H. A., Groll, D., & McCreary, D. R. (2019). Exposures to potentially traumatic events among public safety personnel in Canada. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement, 51(1), 37-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cbs0000115
Carleton, R.N., Afifi, T.O., Turner, S., Mason, J.E., Ricciardelli, R., McCreary, D.R., Vaughan, A., Anderson, G. S., Krakauer, R., Donnelly, E.A., Camp, R.D. II, Groll, D., Cramm, H.A., MacPhee, R.S., & Griffiths, C.T. (2020). Assessing the relative impact of diverse stressors among public safety personnel. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 17 (4), 1234. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041234
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Turner, S., Tailieu, T., Duranceau, S., LeBouthillier, D. M., Sareen, J., Ricciardelli, R., MacPhee, R. S., Groll, D., Hozempa, K., Brunet, A., Weekes, J.R., Griffiths, C. T., Abrams, K. J., Jones, N. A., Beshai, S., Cramm, H. A., Dobson, K. S., Hatcher, S., Keane, T. M., Stewart, S. H., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2017). Mental disorder symptoms among public safety personnel in Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 63 (1), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0706743717723825
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T. O., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., El-Gabalawy, R., Sareen, J., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2017). Chronic pain among public safety personnel in Canada. Canadian Journal of Pain, 1(1), 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2017.1410431
Carleton, R. N., Afifi, T.O., Turner, S., Taillieu, T., LeBouthiller, D.M., Duranceau, S., Sareen, J., Ricciardelli, R., MacPhee, R. S., Groll, D., Hozempa, K., Brunet, A., Weekes, J. R., Griffiths, C. T., Abrams, K.J., Jones, N. A., Beshai, S., Cramm, H. A., Dobson, K. S., Hatcher, S., Keane, T. M., Stewart, S. H., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2018). Suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts among public safety personnel in Canada. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, 59(3), 220-231. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cap0000136
Carleton, 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. (2019). Mental health training, attitudes toward support, and screening positive for mental disorders. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, pp.1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2019.1575900
Korol, S., Vig, K., Teale Sapach, M.J.N., Asmundson, G.J.G., & Carleton, R.N. (2019). Demographic and cognitive risk factors for police mental disorder symptoms. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0032258X19894619
Krakauer, R.L., Stelnick, A.M., & Carleton, R. N. (2020). Examining mental health knowledge, stigma, and service use intentions among public safety personnel. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00949
Ricciardelli, R., Andres, E., Kaur, N., Czarnuch, S., & Carleton, R. N. (2020). Fit for public safety: Informing attitudes and practices tied to the hiring of public safety personnel. Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health Vol 35 (1), 14-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/15555240.2019.1664306
Ricciardelli, R., Carleton, R. N., Groll, D., & Cramm, H. (2018). Qualitatively unpacking Canadian public safety personnel experiences of trauma and their well-being. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 60(4), 566-577. Open access available: https://www.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/cjccj.2017-0053.r2
Ricciardelli, R., Carleton, R. N., Mooney, T., & Cramm, H. (2018). Playing the system: Structural factors potentiating mental health stigma, challenging awareness, and creating barriers to care for Canadian public safety personnel. Health. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1363459318800167
Turner, S., Taillieu, T., Carleton, R. N., Sareen, J., & Afifi, T. (2018). Association between a history of child abuse and suicidal ideation, plans and attempts among Canadian public safety personnel: A cross-sectional survey. Canadian Medical Association Journal Open, 6(4), E463-E470. http://cmajopen.ca/content/6/4/E463.abstract
Vig, K.D., Mason, J.E., Carleton, R.N., Asmundson, G.J.G., Anderson, G.S., & Groll, D. (2020). Mental health and social support among public safety personnel. Occupational Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaa129