Adolescents' experiences during "boarding" hospitalization while awaiting inpatient psychiatric treatment following suicidal ideation or suicide attempt - Worsley D, Barrios E, Shuter M, Pettit AR, Doupnik SK.

BACKGROUND: Two million adolescents experience suicidal ideation (SI) or suicide attempt (SA) annually, and they frequently present to emergency departments. Delays in transfer to inpatient psychiatric units increasingly lead to "boarding" in emergency dep...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news