@article{ref1,
title="Survey of frontline police officers' responses and requirements in psychiatric emergency situations",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2021",
author="Choi, Hyun Seok and Lee, Yeong Mi and Lee, Kyunghee and Lee, Kyung Ja",
volume="18",
number="1",
pages="e237-e237",
abstract="Police officers in South Korea can be summoned to incidents involving individuals with mental health problems. Therefore, for officers to communicate effectively in  such situations, education is necessary. Accordingly, this study obtained frontline  police officers' perceptions of such educational programs and their suggestions  regarding supplementary field manuals. Data were collected from 471 frontline police  officers from 8 July until 9 August 2020. Data analysis incorporated frequency  analysis, cross tabulation, text mining, and meaning network analysis. Participation  in educational programs related to people with mental health problems depended on  officers' field experience with such persons (χ(2) = 7.432, p = 0.006). Among  officers who received educational programs, most expressed satisfaction with the  programs (χ(2) = 72.243, p < 0.001) and believed that these facilitated  problem-solving (χ(2) = 7.574, p = 0.023), improved understanding of people with  mental health problems (χ(2) = 10.220, p = 0.006), enabled better communication with  such individuals (χ(2) = 21.588, p < 0.001), and improved confidence in clarity of  verbal expression in conversations with them (χ(2) = 6.634, p = 0.036). An on-site  response manual for communicating with people with mental health problems would  represent an effective educational intervention to improve police judgment and  responses.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph18010237",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010237"
}