Admissions to acute adolescent psychiatric units: a prospective study of clinical severity and outcome

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several countries have established or are planning acute psychiatric in-patient services that accept around-the-clock emergency admission of adolescents. Our aim was to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of a cohor...

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Main Authors: Jensen Gunnar, Hatling Trond, Heyerdahl Sonja, Hanssen-Bauer Ketil, Olstad Pål, Stangeland Tormod, Tinderholt Tarje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Online Access:http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/1