title: [Time-limits on collaboration between the emergency mental health services and the police: a practice-based evaluation in the City of Utrecht, the Netherlands].
abstract: National and regional agreements have been reached with regard to time-limits on collaboration between the emergency mental health services and the police. On the basis of 69 emergency cases attended by both the crisis-team and the police in Utrecht, we investigated whether the time-limits had been observed in that city. Of the cases 85% were dealt with adequately within 6 hours (in accordance with the national guideline and 20% within 2 hours (regional norm). The average time needed to reach an emergency case was 1 hour 35 minutes, but was longer when the emergency resulted from substance abuse. The average time required for case-assessment was 1 hour 25 minutes and was longer in cases requiring compulsory detention and in cases involving manic behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Nijmegen en was ten tijde van dit onderzoek arts in opleiding tot psychiater bij de Altrecht GGZ in Utrecht.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bisseling
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Braam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016495:Police; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult