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Management of mental health patients in the emergency department

De-institutionalisation of mental health in Australia led to increased community management of mental illness. A breakdown in community care or change in illness manifestation may warrant acute mental health assessment. Increasingly, this occurs in the Emergency Department (ED). Patients with mental illness presenting to the ED represent a broad clinical spectrum. (For complete abstract open document)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/245685
CreatorsKnott, Jonathan Charles
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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