Emergency psychiatric evaluation of "organic" mental disorders.

New Dir Ment Health Serv

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, USA.

Published: December 1995

The emergency psychiatrist must first differentiate abnormal behavior with a medical etiology from that caused by so-called functional processes. Delays in diagnosis can be catastrophic and make a compelling argument for physician involvement in emergency mental health care.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/yd.23319650307DOI Listing

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