Abstract
A Clinic Within a General Hospital for the Assessment of Urgent Psychiatric Problems
Bowman M J~~Sturgeon D A
Of 100 consecutive referrals to a clinic for urgent psychiatric assessment only a third (34 patients) were considered to warrant such urgent attention. In 29 of the 34 cases the patient’s behavior-either intent to harm himself or unpredictable behavior that alarmed the referring agent-was the most important consideration for urgent assessment.