Is psychiatric emergency service (PES) use increasing over time?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several recent studies have reported a significant increase in medical emergency department (ED) use for reasons of mental health. The diagnostic profile of these patients however differs from that usually described for patients visi...

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Main Authors: Marcotte Dany, Woogh Carolyn, Paradis Michel, Chaput Yves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-02-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Online Access:http://www.ijmhs.com/content/3/1/3