Factors influencing the stability of psychiatric diagnoses in the emergency setting: review of 934 consecutively inpatient admissions

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 434-436

  Woo, Benjamin K P ^a   Sevilla, Conrado C ^b   Obrocea, Gabriela V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic stability; Emergency setting; Psychiatric diagnoses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 33749992168     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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