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Why Do Public Safety Personnel Seek Tailored Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy? An Observational Study of Treatment-Seekers

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  • Hugh C. McCall

    (Department of Psychology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
    PSPNET, University of Regina, 2 Research Drive, Regina, SK S4T 2P7, Canada)

  • Caeleigh A. Landry

    (Department of Psychology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
    PSPNET, University of Regina, 2 Research Drive, Regina, SK S4T 2P7, Canada)

  • Adeyemi Ogunade

    (PSPNET, University of Regina, 2 Research Drive, Regina, SK S4T 2P7, Canada)

  • R. Nicholas Carleton

    (Department of Psychology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
    PSPNET, University of Regina, 2 Research Drive, Regina, SK S4T 2P7, Canada)

  • Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos

    (Department of Psychology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Pkwy, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, Canada
    PSPNET, University of Regina, 2 Research Drive, Regina, SK S4T 2P7, Canada)

Abstract

First responders and other public safety personnel (PSP) experience elevated rates of mental disorders and face unique barriers to care. Internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (ICBT) is an effective and accessible treatment that has demonstrated good treatment outcomes when tailored specifically for PSP. However, little is known about how PSP come to seek ICBT. A deeper understanding of why PSP seek ICBT can inform efforts to tailor and disseminate ICBT and other treatments to PSP. The present study was designed to (1) explore the demographic and clinical characteristics, motivations, and past treatments of PSP seeking ICBT, (2) learn how PSP first learned about ICBT, and (3) understand how PSP perceive ICBT. To address these objectives, we examined responses to online screening questionnaires among PSP ( N = 259) who signed up for an ICBT program tailored for PSP. The results indicate that most of our sample experienced clinically significant symptoms of multiple mental disorders, had received prior mental disorder diagnoses and treatments, heard about ICBT from a work-related source, reported positive perceptions of ICBT, and sought ICBT to learn skills to manage their own symptoms of mental disorders. The insights gleaned through this study have important implications for ICBT researchers and others involved in the development, delivery, evaluation, and funding of mental healthcare services for PSP.

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  • Hugh C. McCall & Caeleigh A. Landry & Adeyemi Ogunade & R. Nicholas Carleton & Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, 2021. "Why Do Public Safety Personnel Seek Tailored Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy? An Observational Study of Treatment-Seekers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-14, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:22:p:11972-:d:679176
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    1. Hugh C. McCall & Angelo P. Sison & Jody L. Burnett & Janine D. Beahm & Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, 2020. "Exploring Perceptions of Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy among Public Safety Personnel: Informing Dissemination Efforts," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-17, August.
    2. Mirko Duradoni & Giulia Colombini & Paola Andrea Russo & Andrea Guazzini, 2021. "Robotic Psychology: A PRISMA Systematic Review on Social-Robot-Based Interventions in Psychological Domains," J, MDPI, vol. 4(4), pages 1-34, October.
    3. Hugh McCall & Janine Beahm & Caeleigh Landry & Ziyin Huang & R. Nicholas Carleton & Heather Hadjistavropoulos, 2020. "How Have Public Safety Personnel Seeking Digital Mental Healthcare Been Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-11, December.
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