The prevalence and associated factors of depression in policing: A cross sectional study in Sri Lanka

Background Policing is regarded as a high-risk profession for developing mental health disturbances due to various critical incidents and potential traumatic events they encounter. Exploration of mental health issues in policing in Sri Lanka, which recently concluded a civil war expanded over three decades, is a timely, yet, neglected issue. Hence, the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence and associated factors of depression among …