Alcohol-related problems in the emergency room of an Indian general hospital.
Alcohol-related problems made up 17.6% of the case load of psychiatric emergencies in an Indian general hospital. The police brought three-quarters of them, 45% for quarrels, street-fights and under influence of alcohol and 20% for minor offences like abusing in public. A psychiatric illness was definitely present in 40% of the cases. Only 10% of the patients with alcohol-related problems were referred for outpatient treatment. Eighty-five percent were not given any follow-up advice because the patients said they needed no help.
Department of Psychiatry, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008605:Mental Health Services; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence