Add grace to psychiatric practice

Does C-reactive Protein Add Prognostic Value to GRACE Score in Acute Coronary Syndromes?

BACKGROUND The incremental prognostic value of plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in relation to GRACE score has not been established in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with non-ST segment elevation. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that CRP measurements at admission increases the prognostic value of GRACE score in patients with ACS. METHODS A total of 290 subjects, conse...

Practice parameter for psychiatric consultation to schools.

This practice parameter reviews the topic of psychiatric consultation to schools. The review covers the history of school consultation and current consultative models; the process of developing a consultative relationship; school administrative procedures, personnel, and milieu; legal protections for students with mental disabilities; and issues typically arising in consultative situations. The...

Practice Parameter for Psychiatric Consultation to Schools

This practice parameter reviews the topic of psychiatric consultation to schools. The review covers the history of school consultation and current consultative models; the process of developing a consultative relationship; school administrative procedures, personnel, and milieu; legal protections for students with mental disabilities; and issues typically arising in consultative situations. The...

Attaching community psychiatric nurses to general practice.

A scheme for attachment of psychiatric nurses from hospital to group practice in Oxford is described. One community psychiatric nurse can work satisfactorily with eight general practitioners covering a population of about 18,000. From analysis of a working year, it is concluded that this arrangement improves the care of patients in the community by providing psychiatric help at times when it wa...

Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing