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01-10-2009 | Original Paper

Beliefs about Causes of Schizophrenia among Police Officers Before and After Crisis Intervention Team Training

Authors: Berivan Demir, Beth Broussard, Sandra M. Goulding, Michael T. Compton

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 5/2009

Abstract

This study examined the ways in which beliefs about the causes of schizophrenia change after crisis intervention team (CIT) training of police officers. Comparisons of pre- and post-training scores from 159 officers revealed a decrease in endorsement of items pertaining to personal/family/social stressors and items inconsistent with contemporary conceptions of risk, as well as an increase in endorsement of items consistent with modern biological conceptions of the causation of schizophrenia. Changes in causal beliefs were associated with personal and family history of psychiatric treatment among officers. Findings indicate a need for further research in this area, and suggest that some characteristics of officers may be associated with an increased capacity for knowledge/attitudinal change during CIT training.

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Title: Beliefs about Causes of Schizophrenia among Police Officers Before and After Crisis Intervention Team Training
Authors: Berivan Demir
Beth Broussard
Sandra M. Goulding
Michael T. Compton
Publication date: 01-10-2009
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 5/2009
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9194-7

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