Acute Psychiatric Services in the General Hospital: III. Statistical Survey
Abstract
From the point of view of community mental health, the critical aspect of the acute psychiatric admission to a general hospital service lies in the opportunity to establish a needed treatment relationship during the brief interval the patient (who is often chronic) is motivated to accept it. There is evidence that lower-class, chronic patients follow through on long-range treatment programs when such programs are actively promoted in the emergency service.
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