This Thursday, October 20, TF1 is broadcasting the first two episodes of I3P, its new detective series centered on the daily life of the Psychiatric Infirmary of the Prefecture of Police. But does this unity really exist?
Alice Nevers and Research Sections already have their replacement. This Thursday, October 20 at 9:10 p.m., TF1 will kick offI3Pa new medical-police series carried by Marc Lavoine and Barbara Schulz. Signed Jean-Christophe Grangé, I3P tells the daily life of Mathias Bernardt (Lavoine), psychiatrist at the head of the Psychiatric Infirmary of the Prefecture of Police. His role ? Decide the fate of people who have shown signs of delirium or caused trouble on the public highway. But does I3P really exist?
The answer is yes ! Opened in 1872 with the aim of taking in individuals representing a danger to public order, the Psychiatric Infirmary of the Prefecture of Police is today at 3 rue Cabanis, in the 14e district of Paris. It depends on the Paris police headquarters and is part of the sub-directorate for health protection and the environment, next to the office of actions for mental health (BASM). According to decree no. 2006-21577 of December 26, 2006, its role is to take charge of any person whose mental disorders represent a danger for others, but also for themselves.
“Sometimes you have to defuse the situation, make it clear that at I3P, the patient is not in police custody”
Although it depends on the Paris police headquarters, the I3P is a hospital. Each person brought by the police is taken care of there for 24 to 48 hours maximum by three nurses, who try to establish a diagnosis to redirect them to an adequate service. “We take her constants, her temperature, and we analyze her state of mind to see if she is anxious“, explains Lionel, nurse team leader and graduate of the psychiatric sector, to NewsCare. It is sometimes necessary to defuse the situation, to make it understood that at the I3P, she is not in police custody, but it is not always easy.” “We have access to all the treatments we need, thanks to an agreement with the pharmacy for indoor use (PUI) at Sainte-Anne hospital, which is located right next to our structure”says Guénaëlle Jégu, senior health manager at the IPPP.
First evaluated by a nurse or a doctor on duty, each patient is seen by a psychiatrist, who establishes a diagnosis and offers an orientation. This is transmitted to the Paris police chief, who then takes the decision to hospitalise, place in police custody or release the patient. always according to NewsCare, approximately 1,900 people attend I3P each year. 55% are taken to hospitals or psychiatric establishments, and 45% are discharged from the infirmary. In general, the police are consulted to find out whether or not the person should be taken into custody. If not, it is simply released.