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  • Title: Psychiatric emergency services in a Canadian city: I. Prevalence and patterns of use.
    Author: Oyewumi LK, Odejide O, Kazarian SS.
    Journal: Can J Psychiatry; 1992 Mar; 37(2):91-5. PubMed ID: 1562965.
    Abstract:
    The patterns of use of psychiatric emergency services in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan were studied. A total of 576 patients who had received psychiatric emergency care from any of the four major health care facilities in Saskatoon during a three month period were included in the study. Visits for psychiatric emergency services during the study period represented 2.32% of the total number of visits to emergency facilities. Most patients with psychiatric emergencies went to hospitals with psychiatric units. The characteristics of patients served by the four facilities and those who visited the psychiatric emergency services on more than one occasion during the study period are reported. The implications of these findings for health care planning are discussed.
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