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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 127, No. 10

Articles | April 01, 1971

Crisis Hospitalization Within a Psychiatric Emergency Service

MARK W. RHINE; PETER MAYERSON

Am J Psychiatry 1971;127:1386-1391.

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Emergency Psychiatric Service, Colorado General Hospital, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, Colo. 80220

Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, private practice in Denver, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, Colo. 80220

1971, American Psychiatric Association

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The authors describe the expansion of an emergency psychiatric service to include the use of short-term hospitalization as an integral part of crisis therapy. Experience during the first year of operation, when 200 patients were treated, is summarized. The authors believe that a small hospital unit, integrated within an emergency psychiatric service, can greatly enhance the scope and efficacy of crisis intervention.

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