Crisis Hospitalization Within a Psychiatric Emergency Service
Abstract
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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