The prescription of psychotropic medications for patients discharged from a psychiatric emergency service

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 720-726

  Ernst, Carrie L ^a,b   Bird, Suzanne A ^b,c   Goldberg, Joseph F ^d,e   Ghaemi, S Nassir ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^d SILVER HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 33745402842     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v67n0505     Document Type: Review

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