A5014249544- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Data Visualization and Analytics
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
University of Regina
2016-2024
Background: Canadian public safety personnel (PSP; e.g., correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police officers) are exposed to potentially traumatic events as a function of their work. Such exposures contribute the risk developing clinically significant symptoms related mental disorders. The current study was designed provide estimates disorder symptom frequencies and severities for PSP. Methods: An online survey made available in English or French from September 2016...
Public Safety Personnel (PSP; e.g. correctional workers, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics, police) are frequently exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). Several mental health training program categories (e.g. critical incident stress management (CISM), debriefing, peer support, psychoeducation, first aid, Road Mental Readiness [R2MR]) exist as efforts minimize the impact of exposures, often using cognitive behavioral therapy model content, but with limited effectiveness...
Police agencies increasingly implement training programs to protect mental health. The Road Mental Readiness (R2MR) program was designed by the Canadian military increase health resilience. A version of R2MR adapted for municipal police Health Commission Canada (MHCC). current research assess program, as and delivered MHCC, in a sample. Participants were 147 agency employees (57% women) who received single session. completed pre- post-training self-report questionnaires, follow-ups at 6 12...
Abstract Persons with chronic musculoskeletal pain may be hypervigilant for pain-related cues which, paradoxically, maintaining their pain. Several randomized controlled trials have assessed whether a modified dot-probe protocol (ie, attention bias modification [ABM]) reduces pain- and symptoms in persons several diagnoses, including fibromyalgia. Scalability economic efficiency potentiates the appeal of ABM protocols; however, research results been mixed, only some studies evidencing...
Information taken in by the human visual system allows individuals to form statistical representations of sets items. One's knowledge natural categories includes information, such as average size category members and upper lower boundaries set. Previous research suggests that when subjects attend a particular dimension set items presented over an extended duration, they quickly learn about central tendency However, it is unclear whether learning can occur incidentally, are not attending...
Previous research assessing correctional worker (CW) mental health has seldom assessed for differences based on jurisdiction or diverse occupational categories. The current study was designed to provide a nuanced quantitative examination of disorder prevalence and related problems among CWs qualitatively explore the varying social contexts surrounding CW well-being. We reflect how we overcame unanticipated challenges disruptions (e.g., technology, COVID-19 pandemic) throughout design,...