title: Medical assessment in the psychiatric emergency service.
abstract: This chapter examines the frequency and consequences of medical morbidity in psychiatric presentations and reviews the factors that should influence policy decisions surrounding "medical clearance" in PES settings.
authors.affiliation: Denver Health Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Currier
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States