A profile of adult acute admissions to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital, South Africa

Background: The Western Cape province has the highest documented lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders in South Africa. To ensure the efficient, equitable and effective distribution of current resources, there is a need to determine the profile of patients requiring psychiatric admission....

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Main Authors: Herman Franken, John Parker, Robin Allen, Robert A. Wicomb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2019-09-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/1244