Emergency Psychiatry: Rapid Screening for Cognitive Impairment in the Psychiatric Emergency Service: II. A Flexible Test Strategy

2003 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc L. Copersino ◽  
Mark Serper ◽  
Michael H. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
Rapid Screening ◽  
Emergency Psychiatry ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency Service ◽  
Test Strategy

Outreach Psychiatric Emergency Service

Crisis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 375-382
Author(s):  
Remco F. P. de Winter ◽  
Mirjam C. Hazewinkel ◽  
Roland van de Sande ◽  
Derek P. de Beurs ◽  
Marieke H. de Groot
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency Services ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency Service ◽  
Suicidal Patients

Abstract. Background: Outreach psychiatric emergency services play an important role in all stages of a suicidal crisis; however, empirical assessment data are scarce. This study describes characteristics of patients assessed by these services and involved in suicidal crises. Method: During a 5-year period, detailed information from psychiatric emergency service assessments was recorded; 14,705 assessments were included. Characteristics of patients with/without suicidal behavior and with/without suicide attempts were compared. Outcomes were adjusted for clustering of features within individual patients. Results: Suicidal behavior was assessed in 32.2% of patients, of whom 9.2% attempted suicide. Suicidal behavior was most commonly associated with depression or adjustment disorder and these patients were referred to the service by a general practitioner or a general hospital, whereas those who attempted suicide were less likely to be referred by a general practitioner. Those who attempted suicide were more likely to be female and have had a referral by a general hospital. Self-poisoning by medication was the most common method of attempting suicide. Limitations: Bias could be due to missed or incomplete assessments. Primary diagnoses were based on clinical observation at the time of the assessment or on the primary diagnosis previously recorded. In addition, suicidal behavior or attempted suicide might have been underestimated. Conclusions: Suicidal behavior is commonplace in assessments by psychiatric emergency services. Suicidal patients with/without a suicide attempt differed with respect to demographic features, primary diagnoses, and referring entities, but not with respect to treatment policy. About 40% of the suicidal patients with/without an attempt were admitted following assessment.

Psychiatric emergency service in the city of Copenhagen

1991 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Knop ◽  
Ulf Søgaard ◽  
Anne Stub Sørensen ◽  
Vilhelm Schultz ◽  
Ellen Hasselbalch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Service ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency Service ◽  
The City

Repeat Visitors in the Psychiatric Emergency Service: A Critical Review of the Data

1986 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Ellison ◽  
Nancy Blum ◽  
Arthur J. Barsky
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency ◽  
Psychiatric Emergency Service
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document