Characteristics of patients referred by police to a psychiatric hospital

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-212

  Maharaj, R ^a   Gillies, D ^a,b   Andrew, S ^c   O'Brien, L ^d,e  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b Mental Health Network   (Australia)

^c School of Nursing and Midwifery   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Mental health services; Police; Psychiatric services; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLICE; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW SOUTH WALES; POLICE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 79952645909     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2010.01653.x     Document Type: Article

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