Factors predicting adherence with psychiatric follow-up appointments for patients assessed by the liaison psychiatric team in the emergency department

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-228

  Agyapong, Vincent I O ^a   Rogers, Cathy ^b   MacHale, Siobhan ^c   Cotter, David ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

adherence; emergency department; psychiatric follow up appointment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VULNERABLE POPULATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; IRELAND; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957934939     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.40.2.g     Document Type: Article

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