PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richard L. Frierson
TI  - Commentary: Police Officers and Persons with Mental Illness
DP  - 2013 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 356--358
VI  - 41
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/41/3/356.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/41/3/356.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2013 Sep 01; 41
AB  - Silverstone et al. present a study outlining the success of a novel training program implemented in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to train police officers to interact with persons who may have a psychiatric disorder. The training was well accepted by the participants and was novel in its use of professional actors to portray persons with mental illness across six model scenarios. I outline the need for such training and comment on certain aspects of this particular program, including overall design, usefulness, and limitations.