Crisis teams: Systematic review of their effectiveness in practice

Psychiatrist

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 232-237

  Carpenter, Rebecca A ^a,b   Falkenburg, Jara ^a,b   White, Thomas P ^b   Tracy, Derek K ^a,b  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DETENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEAR; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84880915054     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.112.039933     Document Type: Review

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