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Police‐referred psychiatric emergencies: Advantages of community treatment
Author(s) -
Sheridan Edward P.,
Teplin Linda A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198104)9:2<140::aid-jcop2290090206>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - mental health , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , urban community , population , state (computer science) , center (category theory) , medicine , psychology , environmental health , chemistry , algorithm , computer science , crystallography
Police traditionally have brought persons they define to be in need of psychiatric intervention to state hospitals. However, as large state facilities decline, community mental health centers must be prepared to receive these individuals. The present study defines the client population that police bring to a large, urban community mental health center. In addition, a two‐year follow‐up compares the dispositions of those persons brought by police to the community mental health center with the outcomes for patients treated at a state facility. Treatment benefits inherent in such a community‐based program are discussed.