Suicide in police - A critical review

Police officers are commonly referred to as a high-risk group for suicide. So far no comprehensive review has been published about epidemiologic studi es among police. This article systematically explores the worldwide literat ure on suicide in police. None of the recent nationwide studies show elevat ed suicide rates among police. Other studies show inconsistent results. Con clusively, it is not documented that there is an elevated suicide rate in p olice. A particular problem in previous research has been methodological sh ortcomings. There is need for further systematic research, and this review points out some strategies of research.