The Advantages of the Psychiatric Triage Unit
Abstract
A psychiatric triage unit is economical and efficient in treating large numbers of patients with a small number of staff members. While such programs usually have a high turnover in personnel, they allow for the rapid treatment of many patients and, when necessary, good use of other community mental health facilities. The author describes a small psychiatric triage unit in Texas where out of about 2,000 admissions a year, only 13 percent required referral to longer-term hospitals.
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