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- Title
Unfitness for Detention Among Arrestees with Suspected Mental Disorders in Paris, France.
- Authors
Lepresle, Aude; Vidal, Camille; Mairesse, Eric; Chariot, Patrick
- Abstract
In this retrospective study (11/2013-04/2014), we aimed to identify the factors associated with psychiatric hospitalization among detainees in police custody. We included 137 patients (M/F, 74%/26%; median age, 37 years), and 125 (91%) had a mental disorder. Seventy-seven patients (56%) had involuntary hospitalization. Sixty patients (44%) were declared fit for detention, and 48 (80%) of these patients had a mental disorder. All patients who required urgent psychiatric care and could not provide valid consent for care were declared as requiring involuntary hospitalization. Forty-nine of the 62 patients (79%) who required urgent psychiatric care and were suspected to have committed serious crimes were involuntarily admitted. In conclusion, we commonly found that some individuals with mental disorders were considered fit for detention in police cells.
- Subjects
MENTAL illness; PATHOLOGICAL psychology; PSYCHIATRIC hospitals; PEOPLE with mental illness; DETENTION of persons
- Publication
Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2017, Vol 62, Issue 3, p715
- ISSN
0022-1198
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1556-4029.13337