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Arensman, Ella |
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Coffey, Claire |
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Griffin, Eve |
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Van Audenhove, Chantal |
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Scheerder, Gert |
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Gusmão, Ricardo |
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Costa, Susana |
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Larkin, Celine |
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Koburger, Nicole |
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Maxwell, Margaret |
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Harris, Fiona M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Postuvan, Vita |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hegerl, Ulrich |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-11-18T10:20:43Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-11-18T10:20:43Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-09-19 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Arensman, E., Coffey, C., Griffin, E., Van Audenhove, C., Scheerder, G., Gusmao, R., Costa, S., Larkin, C., Koburger, N., Maxwell, M., Harris, F., Postuvan, V., Hegerl, U., (2016) 'Effectiveness of Depression -Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper training among police officers in three European regions: outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study'. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 62(7), pp. 651-660. doi: 1177/0020764016668907 |
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dc.identifier.volume |
62 |
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dc.identifier.issued |
7 |
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dc.identifier.startpage |
651 |
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dc.identifier.endpage |
660 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0020-7640 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10468/3289 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1177/0020764016668907 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Background: Gatekeeper training for community facilitators, to identify and respond to those at risk of suicide, forms an important part of multi-level community-based suicide prevention programmes. Aims: This study examined the effects of gatekeeper training on attitudes, knowledge and confidence of police officers in dealing with persons at risk of suicide. Methods: A total of 828 police officers across three European regions participated in a 4-hour training programme which addressed the epidemiology of depression and suicidal behaviour, symptoms of depression, warning signs and risk factors associated with suicidal behaviour, motivating help-seeking behaviour, dealing with acute suicidal crisis and informing bereaved relatives. Participants completed internationally validated questionnaires assessing stigmatising attitudes, knowledge about depression and confidence in dealing with suicidal persons pre- and post-training. Results: There were significant differences among countries in terms of previous exposure to suicidal persons and extent of previous training. Post-training evaluation demonstrated significant improvements in stigmatising attitudes, knowledge and confidence in all three countries. Conclusion: The consistently positive effects of gatekeeper training of police officers across different regions support inclusion of this type of training as a fundamental part of multi-level community-based suicide prevention programmes and roll-out, nationally and internationally. |
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application/pdf |
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dc.publisher |
Sage Publications |
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dc.relation.uri |
http://isp.sagepub.com/content/62/7/651 |
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dc.rights |
© The Authors 2016 |
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dc.subject |
Gatekeeper training |
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dc.subject |
Suicide |
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dc.subject |
Depression |
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dc.subject |
Police |
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dc.subject |
Community |
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dc.subject |
Prevention |
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dc.title |
Effectiveness of Depression-Suicidal Behaviour Gatekeeper training among police officers in three European regions: outcomes of the Optimising Suicide Prevention Programmes and their Implementation in Europe (OSPI-Europe) study |
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dc.type |
Article (peer-reviewed) |
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dc.internal.authorcontactother |
Ella Arensman, Epidemiology & Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland. +353-21-490-3000 Email: earensman@ucc.ie |
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dc.internal.availability |
Full text available |
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dc.date.updated |
2016-11-18T10:07:42Z |
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dc.description.version |
Accepted Version |
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dc.internal.rssid |
372340834 |
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dc.contributor.funder |
Seventh Framework Programme
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dc.contributor.funder |
European Commission
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dc.description.status |
Peer reviewed |
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dc.identifier.journaltitle |
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry |
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dc.internal.copyrightchecked |
No !!CORA!! |
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dc.internal.licenseacceptance |
Yes |
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dc.internal.IRISemailaddress |
earensman@ucc.ie |
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dc.relation.project |
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP1::HEALTH/223138/EU/Optimizing suicide prevention programs and their implementation in Europe/OSPI-EUROPE
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