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Emergency psychiatric referrals to a university hospital in Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Hashim Reza ,
Sajid Mahmood Choudhry  and
Murad Moosa Khan
Hashim Reza
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Karachi-74800, Pakistan
Sajid Mahmood Choudhry
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Karachi-74800, Pakistan
Murad Moosa Khan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, The Aga Khan University, PO Box 3500, Karachi-74800, Pakistan
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The role of the accident and emergency department in the care of psychiatric patients has been long recognised. Mindham et al (1973) reported that many psychiatric patients, at their first or subsequent contact, present themselves as emergencies, and therefore a suitable service must be provided for them. It is interesting that a large number of reports describe various aspects of one particular service in London, namely the Maudsley Emergency Clinic. Several recent reports describe emergency psychiatric services in different district general hospitals in the United Kingdom.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 8 , August 1993 , pp. 471 - 472
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