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Unwelcome Guests: Bugbears of the Emergency Room Physician

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  • Adityanjee

    (Dept of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences., New Delhi, India)

  • D. Mohan

    (Dept of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)

  • N.N. Wig

    (Dept of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India)

Abstract

In a prospective study on psychiatric emergencies in the setting of a general hospital, the phenomenon of repeat-visits was studied. Results confirm that repeaters repre sent a sizeable load on emergency services—about 18% of all psychiatric emergen cies. Females and neurotics are over-represented among the repeaters. Chronic repeaters tend to evoke strong feelings among the emergency physicians thereby decreasing their chances of referral to the psychiatry resident on call.

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  • Adityanjee & D. Mohan & N.N. Wig, 1988. "Unwelcome Guests: Bugbears of the Emergency Room Physician," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 34(3), pages 196-199, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:34:y:1988:i:3:p:196-199
    DOI: 10.1177/002076408803400304
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