The decision to hospitalize.
The authors explored determinants of psychiatric hospitalization in four Manhattan general hospital emergency rooms and found that although the nature and severity of a patient's problem played the most important role in the decision to hospitalize, the facility involved was also a determining factor. The findings are discussed in relation to policy concerning staffing and organization of emergency room services and future studies of service delivery in this area.
D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D014218:Triage