Suicidal patients presenting to secondary and tertiary emergency departments and referral to a psychiatrist: a population-based descriptive study from Japan

Suicidal patients presenting to secondary and tertiary emergency departments and referral to a psychiatrist: a population-based descriptive study from Japan

Abstract Background In Japan, although many suicidal studies were previously conducted in tertiary emergency department (ED) settings, no published studies have reported on suicidal patients presenting to the secondary EDs. The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of suicidal patient...

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Main Authors: Izumi Chihara, Ryusuke Ae, Yuka Kudo, Ritei Uehara, Nobuko Makino, Yuri Matsubara, Teppei Sasahara, Yasuko Aoyama, Kazuhiko Kotani, Yosikazu Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Psychiatry
Suicide
Suicide attempt
Emergency medical service
Emergency hospital
Referral
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-018-1690-2

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