The International journal of social psychiatry
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Mar 2012
Involuntary admission in Greece: a prospective national study of police involvement and client characteristics affecting emergency assessment.
and aim: Mental health legislation varies considerably from one country to the other. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the individuals who are brought in by the police for psychiatric assessment and the police involvement in this procedure in Greece. ⋯ The psychiatrists in Greece who perform mental health assessments under the Greek Mental Health Law admit the majority of individuals. They also accept the presence of a police officer during the assessment more often than expected. This issue needs immediate addressing by means of better training and support of psychiatrists.