When to use psychiatric referral in the ED.
Not all patients presenting to the emergency department with psychiatric complaints need psychiatric referral. Specific guidelines are therefore essential to aid in the appropriate screening of such patients and to expedite diagnosis and treatment.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000592:standards*