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The psychiatric 24-hour emergency operation has recently become one of the main parts of the mental health services systems creating an increasing interest in research on patterns of utilization of services or provision of care (Blaine et al.1, Schwartz and Errera2, Guido and Payne3, Kritzer and Pittman4).
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Madianos, M., Lykouras, E., Papadimitriou, G., Martinos, A., Stefanis, C. (1984). Evaluation of Psychiatric Emergencies in Athens Greater Area. In: Hudolin, V. (eds) Social Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4535-0_38
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