Acute Psychiatric Services in the General Hospital: II. Current Status of Emergency Psychiatric Services
Abstract
After reviewing emergency services in general hospitals, the authors conclude that only a few of them have innovative, community-oriented emergency programs; most seem to follow traditional practices. The authors suggest that we recognize that large segments of the population will always turn to the general hospital for emergency care: the potential for early psychiatric casefinding and preventive intervention with this group is substantial.
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