Routine investigations for patients with mental and behavioural disturbances

Routine investigations for patients with mental and behavioural disturbances

Background: The process of medical clearance aims to exclude a general medical condition as an underlying cause for mental and behavioural disorders and involves routine screening with special investigations. Current evidence, however, suggests that clinician gestalt should guide the need for specia...

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Main Authors: Solomon M.K.K. Jere, Candice Van Koningsbruggen, Mignon Du Toit, Clint Hendrikse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2023-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
emergency medicine
medical clearance
length of stay
crowding
mental and behavioural disturbance.
Online Access:https://sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/2069

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