General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129 , March 2003

Organization and function of academic psychiatric emergency services

  • Glenn W Currier, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.:+1-585-275-9908; fax:+1-585-506-0064.
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  • Michael Allen, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA

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☆ The emergency room is the interface between community and health care institution. Whether through outreach or in-hospital service, the psychiatrist in the general hospital must have specialized skill and knowledge to attend the increased numbers of mentally ill, substance abusers, homeless individuals, and those with greater acuity and comorbidity than previously known. This Special Section will address those overlapping aspects of psychiatry, medicine, neurology, psychopharmacology, and psychology of essential interest to the psychiatrist who provides emergency consultation and treatment to the general hospital population.

PII: S0163-8343(02)00287-6

doi: 10.1016/S0163-8343(02)00287-6

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129 , March 2003

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