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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mental Health Systems |
Online Access: | http://www.ijmhs.com/content/3/1/3 |