Note
Authors affiliated with the Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission (FPSC); BC Mental Health & Addiction Services (BCMHAS); University of British Columbia, Department of Psychiatry; and the University of South Florida, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy and Community & Family Health.
Also issued in French under title: Étude portant sur les perceptions des personnes atteintes de maladie mentale à l'égard de la police et sur leurs interactions avec elle.
Summary
"[T]he present study focused on the lived experiences of Canadians with severe mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, other psychotic disorders, and bipolar disorder. Through employing a community-based, Participatory Action Research approach and guided by a procedural justice theoretical perspective, the present study sought to understand the perspectives and lived experiences of people with severe mental illness in relation to their involvement with the police"--Page 12.