A Program of Crisis Intervention in the Emergency Medical Setting
Abstract
The general hospital emergency room provides an excellent opportunity for the conduct of crisis intervention toward a goal of primary psychiatric prevention. The authors describe the development of a collaborative program involving psychiatric staff as consultants and emergency room nurses as crisis intervention counselors. Patients were readily located and engaged, nurses effectively conducted counseling, and families often reported benefit from their contact with the nurses.
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