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Papers by Miguel mengual pujante
BMC Psychiatry, Sep 19, 2022
Background: Police officers are increasingly required to respond to incidents involving psychiatr... more 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 psychiatric diagnosis on the behavior of police officers. Methods: We utilized the Attribution Questionnaire adapted to the police context to examine the attitudes of 927 officers of the Spanish National Police Force towards persons diagnosed with either schizophrenia or depressive disorder playing the role of somebody in need of assistance, a victim of a crime, a witness, or a suspect in a criminal case. Different socio-demographic variables were also collected. Results: Compared to attitudes to individuals with a known psychiatric diagnosis, police officers expressed increased willingness to help psychiatric patients and increased sympathy and attributing to them less responsibility for their actions. They also showed increased feelings of avoidance, reported a greater perception of danger and a greater need for isolation and involuntary treatment. This was especially so in the case of schizophrenia. Stigmatizing attitudes were less apparent when the person was a woman, a veteran officer, or someone with a history of work experience. Conclusions: Police officers may hold certain stigmatizing attitudes towards persons with mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, that require special attention, as they may negatively affect police action. We found several factors associated with the persistence of these stigmatizing attitudes among police officers that may guide us when implementing training programs for promoting attitude change, especially at the beginning of an officer's professional career.
Resumen Titulo: "La Policia espanola ante la enfermedad mental: Impacto en las actitudes y c... more Resumen Titulo: "La Policia espanola ante la enfermedad mental: Impacto en las actitudes y conductas de la actuacion profesional". Introduccion Los agentes de policia se han convertido en una parte importante en la atencion de pacientes con enfermedad mental desde el punto de vista penal y sociosanitario. Las investigaciones que abordan el fenomeno del estigma hacia la enfermedad mental, estan empezando a incluir a las agencias policiales como parte vinculada. Es importante conocer cuales son las actitudes que mantiene nuestra policia hacia las patologias mentales, pues de ser negativas, podrian llegar a ser un obstaculo para el ejercicio de la defensa de derechos, y para la propia proteccion de las personas que las padecen. Objetivos: El objetivo principal del estudio fue abordar el efecto del estigma asociado a la enfermedad mental en miembros de la Policia Nacional, y sus posibles consecuencias en la actuacion policial. Los objetivos especificos fueron: (1) Explorar el ...
Background: Police officers have become an important part of psychiatric patients´ care; however,... more Background: Police officers have become an important part of psychiatric patients´ care; however, few studies have assessed the Police´s attitudes toward these patients. Our aim is to analyze the effect of the stigma associated with different mental illnesses on police officers.Methods: the attitudes of 927 officers of the Spanish National Police Force towards a person with schizophrenia or depressive disorder in the role of person in need of assistance, victim, witness, or suspect, were assessed by means of the Attribution Questionnaire adapted to the police context. Different socio-demographic variables were also collected. Results: Police officers expressed more willingness to help, felt more pity and considered psychiatric patients to be less responsible for their situation than people who were not described as being mentally ill. They also showed increased feelings of anger and avoidance, greater danger perception and need for segregation and coercion for medical treatment, esp...
BMC Psychiatry, Sep 19, 2022
Background: Police officers are increasingly required to respond to incidents involving psychiatr... more 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 psychiatric diagnosis on the behavior of police officers. Methods: We utilized the Attribution Questionnaire adapted to the police context to examine the attitudes of 927 officers of the Spanish National Police Force towards persons diagnosed with either schizophrenia or depressive disorder playing the role of somebody in need of assistance, a victim of a crime, a witness, or a suspect in a criminal case. Different socio-demographic variables were also collected. Results: Compared to attitudes to individuals with a known psychiatric diagnosis, police officers expressed increased willingness to help psychiatric patients and increased sympathy and attributing to them less responsibility for their actions. They also showed increased feelings of avoidance, reported a greater perception of danger and a greater need for isolation and involuntary treatment. This was especially so in the case of schizophrenia. Stigmatizing attitudes were less apparent when the person was a woman, a veteran officer, or someone with a history of work experience. Conclusions: Police officers may hold certain stigmatizing attitudes towards persons with mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, that require special attention, as they may negatively affect police action. We found several factors associated with the persistence of these stigmatizing attitudes among police officers that may guide us when implementing training programs for promoting attitude change, especially at the beginning of an officer's professional career.
Resumen Titulo: "La Policia espanola ante la enfermedad mental: Impacto en las actitudes y c... more Resumen Titulo: "La Policia espanola ante la enfermedad mental: Impacto en las actitudes y conductas de la actuacion profesional". Introduccion Los agentes de policia se han convertido en una parte importante en la atencion de pacientes con enfermedad mental desde el punto de vista penal y sociosanitario. Las investigaciones que abordan el fenomeno del estigma hacia la enfermedad mental, estan empezando a incluir a las agencias policiales como parte vinculada. Es importante conocer cuales son las actitudes que mantiene nuestra policia hacia las patologias mentales, pues de ser negativas, podrian llegar a ser un obstaculo para el ejercicio de la defensa de derechos, y para la propia proteccion de las personas que las padecen. Objetivos: El objetivo principal del estudio fue abordar el efecto del estigma asociado a la enfermedad mental en miembros de la Policia Nacional, y sus posibles consecuencias en la actuacion policial. Los objetivos especificos fueron: (1) Explorar el ...
Background: Police officers have become an important part of psychiatric patients´ care; however,... more Background: Police officers have become an important part of psychiatric patients´ care; however, few studies have assessed the Police´s attitudes toward these patients. Our aim is to analyze the effect of the stigma associated with different mental illnesses on police officers.Methods: the attitudes of 927 officers of the Spanish National Police Force towards a person with schizophrenia or depressive disorder in the role of person in need of assistance, victim, witness, or suspect, were assessed by means of the Attribution Questionnaire adapted to the police context. Different socio-demographic variables were also collected. Results: Police officers expressed more willingness to help, felt more pity and considered psychiatric patients to be less responsible for their situation than people who were not described as being mentally ill. They also showed increased feelings of anger and avoidance, greater danger perception and need for segregation and coercion for medical treatment, esp...