Clinical profile of acutely ill psychiatric patients admitted to a general hospital psychiatric unit

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-163

  van Rensburg, A B R Janse ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b PINEGOWRIE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; Clinical profile; Psychiatric morbidity; Referral network; Service delivery; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL DECANOATE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; MIANSERIN; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; VALPROIC ACID; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL ACETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69949109993     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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