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The effectiveness of an anti-stigma intervention in a basic police officer training programme: a controlled study.

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Summary, in English

Stigma and discrimination are still prominent features of the life situation of persons with mental illness, adding to the burden of the illness, causing a lowered self-esteem, quality of life and affecting possibilities of adequate housing and work. It is also a major barrier to help seeking. The deinstitutionalization of mental health services has led to a significant increase in contacts between the police and persons with mental illness. It has been argued that police officers should be provided education and training to enable them to interact adaptively and with good outcomes with people with mental illness. The present study is investigating the effectiveness of an anti-stigma intervention in a basic police officer training programme at a university in Sweden.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Publication/Series

BMC Psychiatry

Volume

14

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

BioMed Central (BMC)

Topic

  • Psychiatry

Status

Published

Research group

  • Mental Health Services Research

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1471-244X