Admissions to a Norwegian emergency psychiatric ward: Patient characteristics and referring agents. A prospective study

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-48

  Johansen, Ingrid H ^a   Mellesdal, Liv ^b   Jørgensen, Hugo A ^c   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a,c  

^a National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

After hours care; Coercion; Emergency medical services; Primary healthcare; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; NORWAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855709110     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2011.598554     Document Type: Article

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