Emergency psychiatric assessments: Implications for senior house officer training

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 220-222

  Woodall, Alan A ^a   Roberts, Seren ^b   Slegg, Gary P ^c   Menkes, David B ^c  

^a Telford and Wrekin PCT ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychological Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c North Wales Section of Psychological Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE;

EID: 33744802923     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.6.220     Document Type: Article

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