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. 2020 Apr 15;17(8):2708. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082708

Table 3.

Mean Scores on Mental Disorder Screening Measures and Frequency of Mental Disorder Positive Screen by Public Safety Personnel Category.

Mental Disorder Screening Measure Total Sample
(5146)
Municipal/Provincial Police
(1279)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
(1283)
Correctional Workers
(701)
Firefighters
(760)
Paramedics
(697)
Communications Officials
(243)
Positive Screen for Any Mental Disorder 49% 46% 51% 56% 46% 54% 44%
M (SD)
PTSD (PCL-5) 21.27 (18.80) 18.75 (18.49) 24.94 (20.12) 24.84 (18.86) 16.65 (16.01) 22.35 (18.43) 18.77 (17.70)
Depression (PHQ-9) 6.54 (5.86) 5.61 (5.67) 7.28 (6.06) 7.33 (5.74) 5.34 (5.50) 7.13 (6.05) 7.19 (5.63)
Anxiety (GAD-7) 5.25 (5.01) 4.58 (4.92) 5.95 (5.28) 6.08 (4.97) 4.05 (4.49) 5.71 (4.99) 5.32 (4.81)
Social Anxiety Disorder (SIPS) 10.23 (10.81) 8.31 (9.59) 11.29 (11.58) 12.03 (11.39) 8.03 (9.39) 11.77 (10.90) 11.37 (11.41)
Panic Disorder (PDSS-SR) 2.57 (4.35) 2.02 (3.91) 3.02 (4.72) 3.36 (4.74) 1.66 (3.56) 2.81 (4.51) 2.80 (4.40)
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUDIT) 6.11 (4.96) 6.24 (5.11) 5.53 (4.40) 6.09 (5.20) 7.04 (5.09) 6.15 (5.16) 5.80 (4.88)

PTSD = Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; PCL-5 = Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5; PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; SIPS = Social Interaction Phobia Scale; PDSS-SR = Panic Disorder Symptoms Severity Scale, Self-Report; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.