Alcohol-related psychiatric emergencies: their characteristics and care at a walk-in clinic.
Fifty cases attending a walk-in psychiatric emergency clinic with alcohol-related problems were studied retrospectively. Results confirm that this group represents a sizeable load on the clinic--about 15% of all assessments. Other psychiatric problems were common, and many patients had recently attempted or threatened suicide.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D004630:Emergencies; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors