Friday, 10 May 2019

Police officers suffering PTSD on 'alarming' scale, study finds

Police officers suffering PTSD on 'alarming' scale, study finds Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among police officers is reaching “crisis” levels with almost one in five suffering from the medical condition, a landmark study suggests.

Experts have warned of a “clinical and public sector crisis” after a survey of about 17,000 serving officers and operational staff indicated rates of PTSD were nearly five times higher than the wider population. The Independent

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