Greek police officers' attitudes towards the mentally ill

Psarra, Vassiliki; Sestrini, M.; Santa, Zoe; Petsas, Dimitrios; Gerontas, Alexander; Garnetas, Christos; Kontis, Konstantinos

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.11.011

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“…Arguably, clergy are more likely to encounter mentally ill persons in a disturbed state, and are therefore likely to exhibit negative attitudes. 16 Stigmatizing attitudes are usually reinforced by the belief that the stigmatized group is "different", and in this study over 70% of respondents believed 'there is something about the mentally ill that makes it easy to differentiate them from normal people'. Furthermore, the negative attitudes may reflect the clergy's lack of understanding of the clinical subtleties of mental illness.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…Section 2 was the Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) scale developed by Taylor and Dear. 16 This instrument comprises 40 items divided into 4 a priori subscales of ten items each viz: Authoritarianism, Benevolence, Social Restrictiveness, and Community Mental Health Ideology. It has been widely used in this environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1,2 Public attitudes towards the mentally ill are known to be generally negative. 11,16 It is also known that knowledge may play a significant role in shaping attitudes which in turn could determine responses to particular situations or circumstances. 13 What benefit the mentally ill may derive from seeking help from the clergy would therefore be significantly influenced by clergy attitudes, and by the knowledge of the clergy of mental illnesses.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The attitudes of clergy in Benin City, Nigeria towards persons with mental illness

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Objective: The clergy in sub-Saharan Africa play a major role in the care and pathways to orthodox mental health services of the mentally ill. Their attitudes concerning mental illnesses would influence community mental health intervention efforts. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of clergy towards persons with mental illness. Method: A cross-sectional survey of clergy (n= 107) of the Christian and Muslim faiths was conducted, using a socio-demographic questionnaire and the 40-item Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) scale. Results: Stigmatizing attitudes were evident among members of the clergy surveyed. Most (71.1%) believed the mentally ill were different from other persons, while 68.2% were of the opinion that the mentally ill should be controlled like children. Over 80% of respondents were not comfortable with the idea of the mentally ill living in their vicinity and wanted mental health hospitals situated out of residential areas. Almost half of respondents (45.8%) were uncomfortable with women who were once mentally ill baby-sitting and 63.2% agreed that our mental hospitals seem more like prisons than where the mentally ill can be cared for. Conclusion: Negative attitudes towards the mentally ill were widespread among the clergy sampled. Mental health professionals need to take proactive steps to improve the mental health knowledge of the clergy which may facilitate their roles in the pathway to mental health care.

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The attitudes of clergy in Benin City, Nigeria towards persons with mental illness

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“…Police officers often report that they do not receive enough training and information about mental health and find it difficult to approach situations involving persons who have a mental health problem (Psarra et al, 2008;Ruiz & Miller, 2004). The Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses: A Police Service Guide (MoJ, 2011) advises on prompts to be used by police officers in the UK to recognize vulnerable witnesses during the initial investigative interviewing process.…”

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Legal professionals and witness statements from people with a suspected mental health diagnosis

Reavey

Wilcock

Brown

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International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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Individuals with mental health problems are considered to be part of a group labeled 'vulnerable' in forensic psychology literature and the legal system more generally. In producing witness statements, there are numerous guidelines in the UK, designed to facilitate the production of reliable and valid accounts by those deemed to be vulnerable witnesses. And yet, it is not entirely clear how mental health impacts on reliability and validity within the judicial system, partly due to the diversity of those who present with mental health difficulties. In this paper, we set out to explore how legal professionals operating in the UK understand the impact of mental distress on the practical production of witness testimonies. Twenty legal professionals, including police officers, judges, magistrates and detectives were involved in a semi-structured interview to examine their knowledge and experience of working with mental health problems, and how they approached and worked with this group. A thematic analysis was conducted on the data and specific themes relevant to the overall research question are presented. These include a) dilemmas and deficiencies in knowledge of mental health, b) the abandonment of diagnosis and c) barriers to knowledge: time restrictions, silence, professional identity and fear. Finally, we explore some of the implications of these barriers, with regard to professional practice.

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“…This has especially been the case in the West with the introduction of community policing and the trend towards deinstitutionalizion of the mentally ill, without the provision of adequate mental health facilities to take care of them (Chappell, 2008;Cotton, 2004;Liu et al, 2008;Psarra et al, 2008). Often these people end up in prison primarily because of a lack of other alternatives.…”

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Policing and the mentally ill in China: challenges and prospects

Wang

2010

Police Practice and Research

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Greek police officers' attitudes towards the mentally ill

Cited by 45 publications

References 23 publications

The attitudes of clergy in Benin City, Nigeria towards persons with mental illness

The attitudes of clergy in Benin City, Nigeria towards persons with mental illness

Legal professionals and witness statements from people with a suspected mental health diagnosis

Policing and the mentally ill in China: challenges and prospects

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