General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , January 2008

Utilization of psychiatric emergency services by homeless persons in Spain

  • Juan Carlos Pascual, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • Department of Psychiatry, Sta. Creu y St. Pau Hospital, St Antoni Ma Claret 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
    • Red de Enfermedades Mentales (REM-TAP Network), Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Sta. Creu and St. Pau Hospital, St Antoni Ma Claret 167, 08025 Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 93 2919186; fax: +34 93 2919399.
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  • Angeles Malagón, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose M. Arcega, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose M. Gines, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Ricard Navinés, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Alfredo Gurrea, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Carlos Garcia-Ribera, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Antoni Bulbena, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, IAPS, Hospital del Mar, Paseo Marítimo 25-29, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
    • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Received 9 May 2007 ,Accepted 9 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , January 2008

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