Comme il est si important que la personne atteinte de maladie mentale admette son état afin de pouvoir le gérer, enseignants, agents des forces de l’ordre, membres du clergé et autres professions parallèles sont souvent les premiers à poser le diagnostic et à entamer le traitement des personnes atteintes de maladie mentale.[526]
Since recognition of mental illness by the sufferer himself or herself is so important to their management of their condition, school teachers, law enforcement officers, clergy and others in parallel professions often find themselves, sometimes inadvertently, thrust into the first line of diagnosis and treatment for individuals with mental illness.[526]