Selective withholding during police psychological leave may predict sustained work return - Bioengineer.org
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A theoretical study proposes that police officers on psychological injury leave who selectively limit formal organizational communication while maintaining informal social ties may have better sustained return-to-work outcomes than those who fully disclose or completely isolate. The research challenges conventional workplace return-to-work assumptions by suggesting that protecting worker identity through selective non-contact can facilitate employment reintegration.
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Police officers carry a substantial burden of work-related psychological injury, often remaining on duty as symptoms accumulate before eventually taking sick leave and withdrawing communication from their teams and employers. While clinicians and workplace return-to-work programs typically view this silence as illness-driven avoidance requiring restored contact, a newly proposed theoretical accounโฆ
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