Crisis intervention team training: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and stigma related to schizophrenia
Crisis intervention team training: Changes in knowledge, attitudes, and stigma related to schizophrenia
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DOI：
10.1176/appi.ps.57.8.1199
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发表时间：
2006-08-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Oliva, Janet R.
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作者：
Compton, Michael T.;Esterberg, Michelle L.;Oliva, Janet R.
目的：危机干预小组培训为警官提供知识和技能，以改善他们对精神疾病患者的反应。本研究旨在探讨警察在接受精神分裂症相关知识、态度及社会距离的改变。方法：在格鲁吉亚进行40小时的CIT培训计划之前和之后，对159名军官进行了调查。测试前和测试后的数据是从2004年12月至2005年7月的调查中收集的。结果如下：培训后，官员们报告说，精神分裂症患者对攻击性的态度有所改善，变得更加支持精神分裂症的治疗计划，证明了对精神分裂症的更多了解，并报告了对精神分裂症患者的社会距离减少。结论：这项研究支持的假设，执法人员的教育计划，可能会减少对精神分裂症患者的污名化态度。
Objective: Crisis intervention team (CIT) training provides police officers with knowledge and skills to improve their responses to individuals with mental illnesses. This study determined changes in knowledge, attitudes, and social distance related to schizophrenia among police officers after CIT training. Methods: A survey was administered to 159 officers immediately before and after a 40-hour CIT training program in Georgia. Pre- and posttest data were gathered from surveys taken between December 2004 and July 2005. Results: After the training, officers reported improved attitudes regarding aggressiveness among individuals with schizophrenia, became more supportive of treatment programs for schizophrenia, evidenced greater knowledge about schizophrenia, and reported less social distance toward individuals with schizophrenia. Conclusions: This study supports the hypothesis that an educational program for law enforcement officers may reduce stigmatizing attitudes toward persons with schizophrenia.