12 Years Experience of Crisis Intervention in the General Hospital

A 12 yr. study of crisis intervention concluded that the services should be performed by the medical staff in the front line with some assistance from psychosocial spectialists. The authos state that good planning is essential in this area., to avoid negative effects theydescribe as “Scilla & CharyBdis”; the incompetent, neglective medical staff on one side, the isolated expert on the other. NBB