Psychiatric emergency service users at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town

Objective. To document and compare the characteristics of patients assessed at a psychiatric emergency service (PES) during April and May of 1988 and 1998. Design. Two cross-sectional surveys. Setting. Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), Cape Town. Subjects. Patients assessed at the PES, GSH. Outcome...

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Main Authors: Don AB Wilson, Alan J Flisher, Mark Welman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/108