Mindfulness-based resilience training to reduce health risk, stress reactivity, and aggression among law enforcement officers: A feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial

MS Christopher, M Hunsinger, LRJ Goerling… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
The primary objective of this study was to assess feasibility and gather preliminary outcome
data on Mindfulness-Based Resilience Training (MBRT) for law enforcement officers …

Mindfulness-based resilience training for aggression, stress and health in law enforcement officers: study protocol for a multisite, randomized, single-blind clinical …

M Christopher, S Bowen, K Witkiewitz - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are exposed to significant stressors,
elevating their risk for aggression and excessive use of force, as well as mental health …

A qualitative investigation of the experience of mindfulness training among police officers

A Eddy, AL Bergman, J Kaplan, RJ Goerling… - Journal of Police and …, 2021 - Springer
The primary objective of this study was to qualitatively assess the experience of mindfulness-
based resilience training (MBRT) among police officers. MBRT is an 8-week intervention …

A pilot study evaluating the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on cortisol awakening response and health outcomes among law enforcement officers

MS Christopher, RJ Goerling, BS Rogers… - Journal of police and …, 2016 - Springer
As first responders who are frequently exposed to job-related trauma, police officers are at
an elevated risk of adverse mental and physical health outcomes. Evidence-based …

Role of resilience in mindfulness training for first responders

JB Kaplan, AL Bergman, M Christopher, S Bowen… - Mindfulness, 2017 - Springer
First responders are exposed to critical incidents and chronic stressors that contribute to a
higher prevalence of negative health outcomes compared to other occupations …

Is resilience trainable? An initial study comparing mindfulness and relaxation training in firefighters

E Denkova, AP Zanesco, SL Rogers, AP Jha - Psychiatry Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Motivated by the growing interest in promoting resilience in first responders and other
professionals who face threatening professional circumstances, the current study …

The impact of mindfulness training on police officer stress, mental health, and salivary cortisol levels

DW Grupe, JL Stoller, C Alonso, C McGehee… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Unaddressed occupational stress and trauma contribute to elevated rates of mental illness
and suicide in policing, and to violent and aggressive behavior that disproportionately …

Mindfulness training reduces PTSD symptoms and improves stress-related health outcomes in police officers

DW Grupe, C McGehee, C Smith, AD Francis… - Journal of police and …, 2021 - Springer
Law enforcement officers are regularly exposed directly and indirectly to a wide variety of
traumatic stressors, which take place against a backdrop of high levels of organizational …

Mindfulness training improves quality of life and reduces depression and anxiety symptoms among police officers: results From the POLICE study—a multicenter …

M Trombka, M Demarzo, D Campos, SB Antonio… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Police officers' high-stress levels and its deleterious consequences are raising
awareness to an epidemic of mental health problems and quality of life (QoL) impairment …

Resilience training for work-related stress among health care workers: results of a randomized clinical trial comparing in-person and smartphone-delivered …

EG Mistretta, MC Davis, M Temkit… - … of occupational and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether an in-person mindfulness-based
resilience training (MBRT) program or a smartphone-delivered resiliency-based intervention …