A qualitative study of a psychiatric emergency

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Chaput, Yves ^a   Paradis, Michel ^b   Beaulieu, Lucie ^c   Labonté, Édith ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Hopital du Haut Richelieu   (Canada)

^d LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 77953442666     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-2-9     Document Type: Article

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