Abstract
This article deals with communication with psychotic patiens in prehospital care. Summary of important facts of psychology of communication are summarised in the introduction and especially recommmendations concerning safety of the prehospital providers are pointed out according to verbal and nonverbal communication.
The paper presents conculusions based on qualitative analyses of case studies of paramedics who have experience with patients with required diagnoses (F20 - F29 according to ICD-10). Futher recommendations for communication with psychotic patiens mainly in prehospital care are listed in the end of the article.