Gender-specific research on mental illness in the emergency department: Current knowledge and future directions

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1395-1402

  Ranney, Megan L ^a   Locci, Natalie ^a   Adams, Erica J ^b   Betz, Marian ^c   Burmeister, David B ^d   Corbin, Ted ^b   Dalawari, Preeti ^e   Jacoby, Jeanne L ^d   Linden, Judith ^f   Purtle, Jonathan ^b   North, Carol ^g   Houry, Debra E ^h  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER MEDICINE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SUICIDE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; VIOLENCE;

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84919922543     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12524     Document Type: Article

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