The Erosion of Resilience Testosterone plays a major role in men’s physical, psychological, emotional, and sexual health throughout the life span. Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, but it affects much more than just libido! Recent research indicates combat veterans, police officers, and first responders in general who have experienced traumatic events have lower… Continue reading TESTOSTERONE – an often-Overlooked Factor influencing DEPRESSION
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IF MEN HAD OVARIES – The final installment.
Most researchers are men and it has long been lamented that male researchers focus on problems men have and pay less attention to female maladies.
Bad News Travels Fast
Maine is a small community, and the Maine law enforcement community is a tiny family comparatively speaking. Good news in Maine still seems a bit slow to get around but bad news gets wings. We are reaching out today because the Maine LEO community lost someone to suicide recently. We know that word has spread… Continue reading Bad News Travels Fast
Fatigue and Injury Risk Reduction
With so many police departments struggling to maintain minimum staffing requirements and others working to avoid shortages due to massive numbers of retirements in the near future, administrators have resulted to increasing shift lengths. In some cases, shifts have been increased by 50% per day! The dreaded forced overtime! What happens when someone books off… Continue reading Fatigue and Injury Risk Reduction
Pain Behind the Badge
We want you to be aware of some life-saving training sponsored by Dirigo Safety! PAIN BEHIND THE BADGEStoic, bulletproof, and invincible, police officers hide their own personal suffering for a number of reasons. This training, Pain Behind the Badge is designed to promote officer safety, resilience, and wellness. The Pain Behind the Badge training is… Continue reading Pain Behind the Badge
A Tripartite Approach to Mood Improvement
I think I just ran over my wife’s cat and I feel sad about that.
WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION?
A cursory search of the web and a two-minute consultation with “Doctor Google” will produce lots of answers to the question, “What causes depression?” Before that question can be answered it would seem reasonable to try to define the main topic. That is, what is depression? Unfortunately, the answer will depend on who you ask.… Continue reading WHAT CAUSES DEPRESSION?
A glass of water.
How heavy is an 8oz glass of water? How long can you hold up a glass of water? The truth is the absolute weight of the glass doesn’t matter. Time is the important factor. The burden you feel depends on how long you try to hold the glass. If you hold it up for a… Continue reading A glass of water.
Keeping the Peace at Home
author – Colby Mills, Ph.D. Dr. Mills is a clinical and public safety psychologist specializing in treatment of first responders and military veterans. Dr. Mills spent a decade as a police psychologist with the Fairfax County Police Department. Prior to that, he spent six years assessing and managing crisis situations as part of a mobile… Continue reading Keeping the Peace at Home
Have you seen GINA?
With all the difficulty departments are having trying to hire new police officers, some have embraced declining standards to answer the workforce shortages. Some departments have devolved from being very selective just 10 years ago to “can the candidate fog a mirror” and now, GINA. GINA has been with us for 13 years but it… Continue reading Have you seen GINA?