Journal article
Suicide among emergency service workers: a retrospective mortality study of national coronial data, 2001–2017
K Petrie, M Spittal, S Zeritis, M Phillips, M Deady, D Forbes, R Bryant, F Shand, SB Harvey
Psychological Medicine | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2023
Abstract
Background. Emergency service workers (ESW) are known to be at increased risk of mental disorders but population-level and longitudinal data regarding their risk of suicide are lacking. Method. Suicide data for 2001–2017 were extracted from the Australian National Coronial Information Service (NCIS) for two occupational groups: ESW (ambulance personnel, firefighters and emergency workers, police officers) and individuals employed in all other occupations. Age-standardised suicide rates were calculated and risk of suicide compared using negative binomial regression modelling. Results. 13 800 suicide cases were identified among employed adults (20–69 years) over the study period. The age-stand..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health through the Caring for Those Who Care Project (4-52FZJ5A). This research was supported by the Centre of Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention (CRESP) through the NHMRC CRE in Population Health Research scheme (App ID: 1152952). KP is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, by funding from NSW Health and the Centre of Research Excellence in Suicide Prevention (CRESP) through the NHMRC CRE in Population Health Research scheme (App ID: 1152952). RAB is supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant (grant no. 1173921). SZ receives funding from the Paul Ramsay Foundation. MJS is a recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (project number FT180100075) funded by the Australian Government. SBH is supported by an NHMRC Investigator Grant (grant no. 1178666). The funding groups played no role in the design, execution, analyses, interpretation of the data, writing of the manuscript, preparation of slides or presentation at congresses, or any other aspect of the study.