TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 12 IS - 4 PY - 2007 Y1 - 2007/2/01 TI - Availability of Inpatient Services for Psychiatric Patients in Psychiatric Emergency Units TT - میزان برخورداری بیماران روانپزشکی از خدمات بستری در اورژانس‌های روانپزشکی N2 -  AbstractObjectives: This study was carried out to assess availability of psychiatric emergency services for patients presenting to Imam-Hossein and Taleghani Hospitals in Tehran which inspite of admission need, are not admitted, and role of hospital bed shortage in it with associated risk of suicide in these clients if not admitted. Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study lasted from October 2004 to January 2005 in these two hospitals. On-call psychiatry residents interviewed all patients referred to the Psychiatry Emergency Units in a 24-hour period and data were documented in the questionnaires. Results: A total of 426 patients (347 in Imam-Hossein and 79 in Taleghani hospitals) were studied. Mean age of the clients was 32.8 years 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female 77.9% of all needed admission, 44.6% of those which were not admitted 39.1% had moderate or high risk of suicide. Cause of non-admission was lack of hospital beds in 93.2% of cases. Parameters such as diagnosis (psychotic or mood disorder), longer duration of illness, higher risk of suicide and history of suicide attempt, though in more need of being admitted, didn’t relate significantly with admission probability. Besides, patients with substance abuse and those with more recent suicide attempt, though in more need of being admitted, were significantly less admitted (p SP - 337 EP - 345 AU - Khalili, Navid AU - Yasamy, Mohammad Taghi AD - KW - Key words: bed KW - psychiatry KW - admission KW - Tehran UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-121-en.html ER -