The psychosocial assessment of patients discharged from accident and emergency departments after deliberate self-poisoning.
J R Soc Med
; 87(9): 515-6, 1994 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7932455
ABSTRACT
One-third of accident and emergency (A & E) patients who deliberately take an overdose are not admitted to hospital, and this proportion is increasing. We conducted an audit of 300 case records of such patients from two different district health authorities in London. We found that only 4% of patients were assessed in the manner recommended by the Department of Health and 10% had no psychosocial assessment whatsoever. We recommend specific training, an assessment form, regular audit, and communication with the general practitioner.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alta do Paciente
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Tentativa de Suicídio
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Overdose de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J R Soc Med
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido