- 66 2. Torture and other forms of ill-treatment 201. The delegation heard no allegations, and gathered no other evidence, of torture relating to the psychiatric institutions visited. Nor did it receive any allegations or other direct evidence of deliberate ill-treatment of other kinds while visiting the institutions. 202. However, in the following pages the CPT refers to situations in respect of living conditions, care administered and methods of restraint which are akin to inhuman and degrading treatment and which in some cases entail serious hazards to the physical well-being of patients. The cause of these situations can be largely ascribed to a severe shortage of resources as regards both qualified health-care staff and material facilities. 203. The CPT would stress that the placement of patients without their consent carries with it the responsibility of ensuring their physical, mental and social well-being. The observations made during the CPT's visit demonstrate that the Greek authorities are not yet in a position to meet this responsibility vis-à-vis a large proportion of psychiatric patients. 3. Administrative and legal questions a. staff resources and training 204. It is self-evident that effective care of psychiatric patients calls for the provision of a sufficiently large staff holding the requisite qualifications. During its visit, the CPT delegation was supplied with diverging figures regarding staff numbers by the various authorities and agencies concerned. The details provided below are based for the most part on the figures provided by the managing bodies of the institutions visited, these bodies being, in principle, the best placed to know the situation in the establishments. 205. The Attica State Mental Hospital had a team of 16 psychiatrists acting as full-time heads of department, assisted by 26 specialist doctors rated A (having completed over 5 years' specialist training), 35 doctors rated B (undergoing specialist training) and 25 to 48 assistant trainee doctors. It emerged that many of these doctors had additional duties or activities outside the hospital. Five psychologists (out of 13 scheduled posts) and twelve occupational therapists (out of 17 scheduled posts) were employed by the hospital. The five physiotherapy and two speech therapy posts were vacant.