Methamphetamine use in patients presenting to emergency departments and psychiatric inpatient facilities: what are the service implications?

CONCLUSIONS:: Methamphetamine use presents a significant challenge to EDs and acute mental health services. Additional resources are required to manage these patients and their impact on the health system needs to be factored into future service planning. PMID: 30382752 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30382752?dopt=Abstract

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Unadkat A, Subasinghe S, Harvey RJ, Castle DJ Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research