Psychiatric Hospitalizations in Times of a Pandemic: A Portuguese Experience
Gazeta Médica, 2022 Studies have shown that patients with psychiatric pathology exacerbated their symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic, which, together with the decrease in programmed medical activity, could lead to a greater influx of patients to psychiatric acute care ...
Tânia Patrícia Vasques Alves +2 more
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Psychiatric referrals to the general hospital emergency department: are we being effective?
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 IntroductionGeneral hospital emergency departments (GHEDs) are notoriously overcrowded. This is caused, in part, by ineffective referrals, that is to say referrals that do not require medical examination or other interventions in the context of a general
Shikma Keller +8 more
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A descriptive study of referral pattern in department of psychiatry in a tertiary care hospital
Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2015 Background: Study of referral pattern to a Psychiatry Department helps us to understand the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in in-patients of a tertiary care hospital.
K Pavan Kumar +2 more
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Causes of Death in an Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit of a Portuguese General Hospital
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2016 Introduction: Psychiatric patients are at increased risk of death from a number of natural and unnatural causes. This study examines the mortality causes of all psychiatric inpatients of an acute psychiatric unit at a general hospital in Portugal for ...
Sofia Barbosa +7 more
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Assessment of psychiatric consultations in an educational-research hospital and accuracy rates of recognition of psychiatric diseases [PDF]
Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi, 2019 INTRODUCTION: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the psychiatric consultations required for inpatients in an education-research hospital and to examine the correct recognition rates of psychiatric diseases by other physicians.
İrem Ekmekci Ertek +1 more
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Odborná starostlivosť o duševne chorých pohľadom Jakuba Fischera / Professional Mental Health Care from the Perspective of Jakub Fischer [PDF]
Studia Historica Nitriensiahis study reflects on mental illness in selected printed sources by Jakub Fischer, who was the head of the psychiatric department at the Regional Hospital in Bratislava (now the University Hospital on Miczkiewiczova Street).
Babeta JURÁMIKOVÁ
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Pattern of psychiatric referrals to psychiatric unit in a tertiary care medical college
Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2016 Introduction: Psychiatric illness have high comorbidity with other disorders. Referred cases from other departments are the major source of patients to the psychiatry unit.
Prabhakar Chandrakant Holikatti
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Profile of patients attended as psychiatric emergencies at a university general hospital
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of psychiatric conditions in clinical settings is high, particularly in emergency services. This is a challenge for healthcare professionals and an essential element in the functioning of the mental health network ...
Vitoria Mantoan Padilha +3 more
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Psychiatric emergency referrals in a tertiary care hospital
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, 2018 Background: Acute psychiatric emergencies such as excitement, violence, stupor, and suicidal attempts, previously the domain of mental hospitals, are now handled by the general hospital psychiatric units.
Gagandeep Singh +5 more
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