International models of psychiatric emergency care: The state of Qatar
Title
International models of psychiatric emergency care: The state of Qatar
Creator
Zaraa AS
Publisher
Models of Emergency Psychiatric Services That Work
Date
2020
1905-7
Description
A variety of cultural, legal, and ethnic influences have led to an increase in mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits in Qatar. Patients who experience psychiatric emergencies often require resources not available at the general hospital, and require transfer to an appropriate psychiatric facility such as the emergency department of Hamad General Hospital (HGH), the only hospital that provides psychiatric services in the country. In May of 2014, Hamad General Hospital established the psychiatric emergency service (PES) as an innovative and pioneering psychiatric liaison service based in the ED of HGH. This chapter describes this model of psychiatric emergency services that successfully reduced response time, boarding time, and disposition when compared to previous years.
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Pages
253-263
NEOMED College
NEOMED College of Medicine
NEOMED Department
Department of Psychiatry
Update Year & Number
August 2020 List
Citation
Zaraa AS, “International models of psychiatric emergency care: The state of Qatar,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed April 25, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/11248.