Psychiatric Morbidity in an Accident and Emergency Department

Abstract

In order to evaluate how many patients presenting at accident and emergency (A&E) departments show signs of psychiatric disturbance, 140 consecutive medical presentations to an A&E department were evaluated using a range of simple self-report and rater measures, then followed up a month later. High levels of reported psychological problems were detected at screening, and these persisted at follow-up. Correlates of psychological disturbance and repeated attendance at A&E were investigated, indicating the relevance and feasibility of psychiatric intervention related to simple predictors.

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Emergency departmentMedical emergencyAccident and emergencyAccident (philosophy)MedicineEmergency medicinePsychiatry

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Year: 1990
Type: article
Volume: 156
Issue: 4
Pages: 483-487
Citations: 40
Access: Closed

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                                    Paul M. Šalkovskis, 
                                
                                    David Storer, 
                                
                                    Chris Atha
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1990). 
                            Psychiatric Morbidity in an Accident and Emergency Department. 
                            The British Journal of Psychiatry
                            , 156
                            (4)
                            , 483-487.
                            https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.156.4.483
                        

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DOI: 10.1192/bjp.156.4.483