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“Canada’s national police force is looking to launch a study into the mental and physiological markers for depression, addictions and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in its officers,” wrote Stephanie Taylor for CBC News on August 8, 2017.
Taylor continued, “Details of the study are outlined in a request for proposal listed on the federal government’s buy and sell website, which shows the RCMP is looking to hire a multidisciplinary team of experts, including psychologists, clinicians and psychiatrists, to conduct the research.
“These specialists will collaborate with the RCMP starting at the cadet level, and then conduct a longitudinal experimental study that will follow those cadets over the next 10 years,” Cpl. Annie Delisle, a spokesperson for the RCMP, wrote in an email response to CBC News.
CBC was told an interview could not be accommodated by the time of deadline.
New treatments
Researchers would be required to focus on identifying the psychological and physiological markers for operational stress injuries like PTSD in officers.”
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