Psychiatric admission in a general hospital. Patients profile and patterns of service utilization over a decade

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 44-50

  AbuMadini, Mahdi S ^a   Rahim, Sheik I ^a,b  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Heavy service users; Psychiatric hospitalization; Psychiatric service utilization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036188150     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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