Table 2.
Critical Incident Stress Exposure and Symptoms Over 3 Years of Police Service (N = 293-296)
| 12 months N (%) or M (SD) |
24 months N (%) or M (SD) |
36 months N (%) or M (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposed to critical incidents each year | 281 (84.6%) | 252 (92.0%) | 188 (78.7%) |
| Number of critical incidents each year | 14.53 (20.76) | 30.77 (51.04) | 34.47 (52.54) |
| Exposed to personal life threat each year1 | 207 (62.4%) | 177 (64.6%) | 142 (59.4%) |
| Number of personal life threat events each year |
6.02 (14.44) | 8.85 (27.79) | 9.00 (26.01) |
| PDI | .58 (.50) | .67 (.54) | .68 (.56) |
| PDEQ | 1.40 (.54) | 1.49 (.63) | 1.45 (.57) |
| ASDS | 25.58 (7.44) | 27.02 (9.97) | 27.27 (10.86) |
| PCL | |||
| Continuous Score | 19.90 (5.69) | 19.71 (4.98) | 20.31 (6.32) |
| Partial PTSD | 7 (2.5%) | 8 (3.2%) | 4 (1.8%) |
| Full PTSD | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2.3%) |
ASDS, Acute Stress Disorder Scale; PCL, PTSD Checklist; PDEQ, Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.
1
Defined as exposure to one or more of 14 critical incidents that posed a direct threat to life or physical integrity (68)