Kates N, Eaman S, Santone J, Didemus C, Steiner M, Craven M
Department of Psychiatry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 1996 Jul;18(4):251-6. doi: 10.1016/0163-8343(96)00020-5.
This paper presents a model of an integrated Psychiatric Emergency Service serving Hamilton, a community of 450,000 in Southern Ontario. It describes the evolution of the service and how it has integrated five separate, hospital-run Emergency Psychiatric Services into a single service. The principles of the service and ways in which it operates are outlined and the advantages and drawbacks of the model are discussed. The authors conclude that such a model leads to a more efficient use of resources and is adaptable to most urban communities with a similar, or even larger population.
本文介绍了一个为安大略省南部拥有45万人口的汉密尔顿社区提供服务的综合精神科急诊服务模式。它描述了该服务的发展历程以及如何将五个独立的、由医院运营的精神科急诊服务整合为一个单一服务。概述了该服务的原则及其运作方式，并讨论了该模式的优缺点。作者得出结论，这样的模式能更有效地利用资源，并且适用于大多数人口规模相近甚至更大的城市社区。
