Psarra Vassiliki, Sestrini Margarita, Santa Zoe, Petsas Dimitrios, Gerontas Alexander, Garnetas Christos, Kontis Konstantinos
Psychiatric Hospital of Attika Dafni, Athens, Greece.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2008 Jan-Feb;31(1):77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.11.011. Epub 2008 Jan 14.
The deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill and their shift into the community lead the police to play an important role in the management of acute psychiatric states. This study examines the attitudes of the Greek police towards the mentally ill, and the problems that arise during the transfer of mentally ill people to psychiatric emergency departments. Results highlight policemen misperceptions, and the difficulties encountered during transport procedures, which may be attributed to insufficient knowledge about mental illness and lack of training, respectively. Furthermore, this article discusses the need for police educational intervention, and the formation of specialized teams to improve the handling of mentally ill in crisis situations.
精神病患者的非机构化以及他们向社区的转移，使得警方在急性精神状态的管理中发挥重要作用。本研究考察了希腊警方对精神病患者的态度，以及在将精神病患者转送至精神科急诊科过程中出现的问题。结果凸显了警察的误解，以及转运过程中遇到的困难，这些困难可能分别归因于对精神疾病的了解不足和缺乏培训。此外，本文讨论了警方进行教育干预的必要性，以及组建专业团队以改善在危机情况下对精神病患者的处理。
