Attitudes of the police towards individuals with a known psychiatric diagnosis

Abstract Background Police officers are increasingly required to respond to incidents involving psychiatric patients. However, few studies have assessed whether the attitude of police officers depends on prior knowledge of their specific psychiatric diagnosis. Our aim was to analyze the effects of p...

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Main Authors: M. Mengual-Pujante, I. Morán-Sánchez, A. Luna-Ruiz Cabello, M. D. Pérez-Cárceles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04234-1