Impact of Around-the-Clock Mental Health Staffing on Emergency Department Management of Patients Who Deliberately Self-Harm.

CONCLUSIONS: Around-the-clock mental health coverage in the ED is associated with routine provision of key safety planning and discharge practices. EDs should have consistent access to staff either in person or remotely to facilitate the delivery of evidence-based mental health practices. PMID: 32438886 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Psychiatric Services - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatr Serv Source Type: research