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DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-940065
Psychisch Erkrankte und Angehörige unterrichten Polizeibeamte
Ein Anti-Stigma-Projekt von „BASTA - dem Bündnis für psychisch erkrankte Menschen”Psychiatric Patients and Relatives Instruct German Police OfficersAn Anti-Stigma Project of „BASTA - The Alliance for Mentally Ill People”Publication History
Publication Date:
07 December 2006 (online)

Zusammenfassung
Polizeibeamte haben häufig Kontakt mit psychisch Erkrankten. Um diese für den Umgang mit Betroffenen und Angehörigen zu sensibilisieren, entwickelte die Organisation „BASTA” ein trialogisches Seminar. Das Projekt wurde auf „soziale Distanz” und „negative Stereotype” der Polizisten gegenüber Betroffenen evaluiert. Die „soziale Distanz” konnte signifikant verbessert und Stereotype positiv beeinflusst werden; das Projekt wurde äußerst positiv bewertet. Der persönliche Kontakt zwischen Polizisten, Betroffenen und Angehörigen erscheint für die Effektivität des Anti-Stigma-Projekts entscheidend.
Abstract
Contact with police officers due to schizophrenia and resort to violence in such interactions is a common occurrence and represents a source for stigmatisation of mentally ill people. Aim of this project was to establish a program for police officers to reduce that stigma. The seminar was developed by a German anti-stigma organisation in cooperation with sociology teachers of the Bavarian police academy. Evaluations focussed on the police officers „social distance” and „negative stereotypes” towards mentally ill people. The personal contact between officers and the referees (patients, relatives, professionals) was the core of the seminar. Results of a debriefing after the pilot-project was overall positive. Evaluations in the renewal years showed significant improvement within the scale „social distance” (p < 0.0001) and amelioration in the stereotype-categories „violence” and „treatability”. The need for special training of the police regarding mental illnesses was acknowledged by all participants. Personal contact of police officers with patients and relatives appeared to be important for the efficacy of this seminar and should become a main focus in similar anti-stigma interventions.
Schlüsselwörter
Psychiatrie - Polizei - Anti-Stigma - soziale Distanz - negative Stereotype
Key words
psychiatry - police - anti-stigma - social distance - negative stereotypes
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Dr. med. Kerstin Wundsam
Klinikum für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Technischen Universität München
Möhlstraße 26
81675 München
Email: kerstin.wundsam@lrz.tum.de