Characteristics of patients presenting for emergency psychiatric assessment at an English hospital

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 240-245

  Spurrell, Mark ^a   Hatfield, Barbara ^b   Perry, Amanda ^b  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; RELAPSE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; ADDICTION; AGED; AUTOMUTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0037983395     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.2.240     Document Type: Article

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