Is psychiatric emergency service (PES) use increasing over time?

Is psychiatric emergency service (PES) use increasing over time?

BACKGROUND Several recent studies have reported a significant increase in medical emergency department (ED) use for reasons of mental health. The diagnostic profile of these patients however differs from that usually described for patients visiting the psychiatric emergency service (PES). Few studies have specifically focused upon long-term PES utilization rates. Those that do typically present...

The elderly in the psychiatric emergency service (PES); a descriptive study

BACKGROUND The impact of an aging population on the psychiatric emergency service (PES) has not been fully ascertained. Cognitive dysfunctions aside, many DSM-IV disorders may have a lower prevalence in the elderly, who appear to be underrepresented in the PES. We therefore attempted to more precisely assess their patterns of PES use and their clinical and demographic characteristics. METHODS...

Perfectionism Is Increasing Over Time

Who’s Boarding in the Psychiatric Emergency Service?

INTRODUCTION When a psychiatric patient in the emergency department requires inpatient admission, but no bed is available, they may become a "boarder." The psychiatric emergency service (PES) has been suggested as one means to reduce psychiatric boarding, but the frequency and characteristics of adult PES boarders have not been described. METHODS We electronically extracted electronic medical...

Aggressive behaviors in the psychiatric emergency service

INTRODUCTION Studies of aggressive behaviors in a nonforensic mental health setting have focused primarily on the inpatient ward and, on event prediction, using behavior-based clinical rating scales. Few studies have specifically targeted aggressive behaviors in the psychiatric emergency service or determined whether assessing the demographic and clinical characteristics of such patients might ...