Need analysis for a new high acuity medical psychiatry unit: which patients are considered for admission?

• Main Authors: P. J. Caarls (Author), M. A. van Schijndel (Author), M. Kromkamp (Author), A. I. Wierdsma (Author), R. J. Osse (Author), G. van der Hoeven (Author), W. J. G. Hoogendijk (Author), J. J. van Busschbach (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The study aims were: to estimate the proportion of patients with an indication for admission to a new high acuity Medical Psychiatric Unit (MPU), to explore the reasons for MPU-admission according to different health disciplines, and to check for differences in patient characteri...