@article{ref1,
title="Police involvement, characteristics and outcomes of place of safety referrals in the Scottish Highlands",
journal="BJPsych bulletin",
year="2020",
author="Simpson, Struan and Eze, Jude",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-7",
abstract="AIMS AND METHOD: To characterise police involvement with those detained under place of safety legislation and determine factors associated with admission to hospital. Place of safety referrals over a 1-year period were identified retrospectively and evaluated. <br><br>RESULTS: Place of safety legislation is generally used with regard to concerns about suicide. Individuals are often removed from high-risk areas and referrals to police are frequently initiated by individuals themselves. A diagnosis of mental illness or personality disorder predicted hospital admission. Presence of senior nursing staff at assessment, but not the seniority of the doctor, was associated with discharge. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Closer multiagency working is required as police are currently being recruited to fill a void between mental health services and the population they serve. Junior doctors require more senior support in making complex, and often risky, emergency management decisions with this population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2056-4694",
doi="10.1192/bjb.2020.13",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2020.13"
}