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.