Emptying Beds The Work of an Emergency Psychiatric Unit |
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| Author:
| Rhodes, Lorna A. |
| Series title: | Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-91723-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1991 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $31.95USD $127.50 |
Book Description:
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The work of inner-city emergency psychiatric units might best be described as "medicine under siege." Emptying Beds is the result of the author's two-year immersion in one such unit and its work. It is an account of the strategies developed by a staff of psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and other mental health workers to deal with the dilemmas they face every day.
The work of inner-city emergency psychiatric units might best be described as "medicine under siege." Emptying Beds is the result of the author's two-year immersion in one such unit and its work. It is an account of the strategies developed by a staff of psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and other mental health workers to deal with the dilemmas they face every day.