Emergency Psychiatric Admission to the General Hospital a Formulation of the Process
- 1 December 1975
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal
- Vol. 20 (8) , 567-575
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674377502000803
Abstract
The literature regarding the decision-making process leading to psychiatric hospitalization in a general hospital is reviewed. On the basis of the limited data available in the literature, a decision-making model is proposed, based on variables relating to the clinician, the patient and the situational context.Keywords
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