Psychiatric intensive care units: A literature review

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 56-68

  Bowers, Len ^a   Jeffery, Debra ^a   Bilgin, Hulya ^b   Jarrett, Manuela ^a   Simpson, Alan ^a   Jones, Julia ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHNICITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 37849031781     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764007082482     Document Type: Review

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