Typology of psychiatric emergency services in the United Kingdom: a narrative literature review

Abstract Background Mental health crisis requiring emergency access to psychiatric service can occur at any time. Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES) is described as one that provides an immediate response to an individual in crisis within the first 24 h. Presently, several types of PESs are availab...

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Main Authors: Opeyemi Odejimi, Dhruba Bagchi, George Tadros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02983-5