Ledet Linda, Chatmon Benita N
School of Nursing, LSU Health New Orleans, 1900 Gravier Street, Office 4A13, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
School of Nursing, LSU Health New Orleans, 1900 Gravier Street, Office 331, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2019 Jun;31(2):225-236. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2019.02.008. Epub 2019 Apr 8.
The United States is experiencing a mental health crisis. Access to psychiatric care is drastically declining. Designated psychiatric emergency services (PES) units can provide specialized psychiatric care to patients in crisis. Patients receive immediate, focused psychiatric assessments in a safe environment along with treatment and stabilization with appropriate disposition. Designated PES units foster improved patient clinical outcomes and higher satisfaction rates for psychiatric patients in crisis than traditional emergency departments.
美国正经历一场心理健康危机。获得精神科护理的机会正在急剧下降。指定的精神科急诊服务(PES)单位可以为处于危机中的患者提供专门的精神科护理。患者在安全的环境中接受即时、有针对性的精神科评估,同时接受治疗并稳定病情,并得到适当的处置。与传统急诊科相比,指定的PES单位能为处于危机中的精神科患者带来更好的临床治疗效果和更高的满意度。