Lengths of stay for involuntarily held psychiatric patients in the ED are affected by both patient characteristics and medication use

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 527-530

  Wilson, Michael P ^a   Brennan, Jesse J ^a   Modesti, Lucia ^a   Deen, James ^a   Anderson, Laura ^a   Vilke, Gary M ^a   Castillo, Edward M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; AGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESTLESSNESS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84928204351     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.01.017     Document Type: Article

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