Policing psychiatric units

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in psychiatric units.

INTRODUCTION Incidence and risk factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are well established in surgical and medical settings, but data in psychiatric units are lacking. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of VTE in hospitalized psychiatric patients, and to assess the risk factors for VTE in this specific population. MATERIALS AND METHODS All consecutive adult patients, admitt...

Psychiatric intensive care units: a literature review.

BACKGROUND Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) have been part of most inpatient psychiatric services for some time, although information about their functioning and outcome has not previously been collated. AIM To conduct a systematic literature review to assess the current state of knowledge about such services. METHOD A search of electronic databases was undertaken, followed by obtain...

Cpc : Crime , Policing & Citizenship Intelligent Policing

Ideas in American Policing Place-based Policing

Ideas in American Policing presents commentary and insight from leading criminologists on issues of interest to scholars, practitioners, and policy makers. The papers published in this series are from the Police Foundation lecture series of the same name. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Police Foundation. The ...

Characterization of Older Emergency Department Patients Admitted to Psychiatric Units

BACKGROUND Many older patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with psychiatric complaints require admission to geropsychiatric units (GPUs). The medical evaluation needed prior to this is not understood. Our goal was to understand ED evaluation practices for patients admitted to the GPU through the ED and understand the medical problems identified after admission. METHODS Via retro...