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The British Journal of Psychiatry 150: 121-124 (1987)
© 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Alcohol-related psychiatric emergencies: their characteristics and care at a walk-in clinic

EF Mendelson
Regional Forensic Service, Prestwich Hospital, Manchester.

Fifty cases attending a walk-in psychiatric emergency clinic with alcohol-related problems were studied retrospectively. Results confirm that this group represents a sizeable load on the clinic--about 15% of all assessments. Other psychiatric problems were common, and many patients had recently attempted or threatened suicide.




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