title: Unfitness for Detention Among Arrestees with Suspected Mental Disorders in Paris, France.
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.
authors.affiliation: Infirmerie Psychiatrique de la Préfecture de Police, 75014, Paris, France.|Department of Forensic Medicine, Hôpital Jean-Verdier (AP-HP), 93140, Bondy, France.
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lepresle
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Hôpital Jean-Verdier (AP-HP), 93140, Bondy, France.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.affiliation: Infirmerie Psychiatrique de la Préfecture de Police, 75014, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mairesse
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Hôpital Jean-Verdier (AP-HP), 93140, Bondy, France.|Institut de recherche interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux sociaux (IRIS), UMR 8156-997, UFR SMBH, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris 13, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chariot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003415:Crime; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016495:Police; D011329:Prisoners; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: arrestee; forensic science; involuntary hospitalization; mental disorder; offense; police custody; psychiatric care