Crisis discharges and readmission risk in acute psychiatric male inpatients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe pressures on beds in psychiatric services have led to the implementation of an early ("crisis") discharge policy in the Western Cape, South Africa. The study examined the effect of this policy and length of hospital...

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Main Authors: Oosthuizen Piet P, Dhansay Khalid, Galal Ushma, Koen Liezl, Niehaus Dana JH, Emsley Robin A, Jordaan Esme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-06-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/8/44