Santre Siriporn
Faculty of Public Health, Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciences Mahidol University.
Health Psychol Res. 2024 Feb 17;12:93904. doi: 10.52965/001c.93904. eCollection 2024.
The number of police officers suffering from mental illnesses is becoming a significant public health concern. Police officers are more likely to experience mental health problems than the general population. The use of effective mental health promotion programs can assist in reducing police officers' psychological problems. In this paper author reviews existing literature on mental disorders and mental health promotion among police officers. This review emphasizes the importance of mental health promotion and programs in improving police officers' well-being and decreasing mental disorders. The prevalence of mental disorders, risk factors, and negative consequences are explained. Furthermore, examples of programs or interventions to promote mental health, and recommendations for further study are presented. Therefore, this review could be useful in developing intervention program to support police officers' health.
患有精神疾病的警察数量正成为一个重大的公共卫生问题。警察比普通人群更有可能出现心理健康问题。使用有效的心理健康促进项目有助于减少警察的心理问题。在本文中,作者回顾了关于警察精神障碍和心理健康促进的现有文献。这篇综述强调了心理健康促进和项目在改善警察福祉及减少精神障碍方面的重要性。文中解释了精神障碍的患病率、风险因素和负面后果。此外,还列举了促进心理健康的项目或干预措施的实例,并提出了进一步研究的建议。因此,这篇综述对于制定支持警察健康的干预项目可能会有所帮助。