Socio-demographic Characteristics and Decision-making For Patients with Psychiatric Emergencies Attending Mansourah University Casuaky Hospital
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Background: It is evident that psychiatric emergency services play a crucial role in providing mental health services to the community. With the movement towards de-iustitutionalization, psychiatric emergency services PES became a major link between the community and mental health services. Studies conduded over the past three decades revealed that psychiatric emergency services are being used more often for various types of psychosocial problems.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002