Effects of a psychiatric intensive care unit in an acute psychiatric department

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-149

  Vaaler, Arne E ^a   Morken, Gunnar ^a   Fløvig, John Chr ^a   Iversen, Valentina C ^a   Linaker, Olav M ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Psychiatric intensive care units; Psychiatry Seclusion; Segregation nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NATURALISTIC INQUIRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RATING SCALE; VIOLENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33646081283     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480600583472     Document Type: Article

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