Characteristics of psychiatric emergencies and the choice of intervention strategies

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-187

  Schnyder, Ulrich ^a,b   Klaghofer, R ^a   Leuthold, A ^a   Buddeberg, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UniversitatsSpital Zurich Psychiatrische Poliklinik   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention; Decision making; Psychiatric emergency services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHIATRY; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033052956     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb00974.x     Document Type: Article

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