A study of 'crisis cards' in a community psychiatric service

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-61

  Sutherby, K ^a   Szmukler, George I ^a   Halpern, A ^b   Alexander, M ^c   Thornicroft, G ^d   Johnson, C ^d   Wright, S ^d  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Trinity Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Southwark Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Community psychiatry; Psychology; Psychosocial; Psychotic disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0032992270     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10914.x     Document Type: Article

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