title: Psychiatric intensive care in acute psychosis.
abstract: We have reviewed the development of psychiatric intensive care, focusing on organizational factors and the causes of psychiatric violence, suggesting guidelines for rapid tranquillization. The economics of running a psychiatric intensive care unit were subjected to an analysis of fixed, semi-fixed and variable costs. Variable costs (treatment and patient numbers) were shown to be more open to manipulation and possible cost savings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Harrower-Wilson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000191:economics*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D006113:United Kingdom; D014754:Violence / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control