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http://www.dav.org/veterans/documents/PTSDBrochure.pdf There are many resources for police that are not specifically police related.  One of them is the Disabled American Veterans organization.  They have been around almost 100 years.  One of the documents on their website is a brochure about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  Police often face the same kinds of stress faced by soldiers.  They have friends killed at work.  There are terrible accidents in their work environment.  They have to face dangerous, unusual and uncomfortable situations over a long period of time. The brochure indicates these four factors that could indicate PTSD: "This could include: • Not being able to get memories of the traumatic event out of your mind. • Dreams about the event. • Becoming anxious, angry or depressed when you are exposed to cues that remind you of the event. • Feeling guilty about the event."  If you or a co-worker have these symptoms, then you should consider treatment for post traumatic stress, that's the view from the Hysterical Right Wing.