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Decreases in hospital and residential treatment services coupled with an increase in the general population and its mental illness burden have created a public health crisis in emergency psychiatry. Various emergency mental healthcare models exist in different communities. Some reflect longstanding methods of consultation, others have launched innovative approaches to the changing landscape, and some have emergency departments functioning with minimal expertise as problems increase. The best solutions will anticipate the needs of a given community, mobilize multidisciplinary resources, and integrate systems of care all while attending to the unique aspects of mental health conditions and the patients who suffer them.
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Xiong, Y., Rasimas, J.J. (2020). Models of Emergency Psychiatric Care. In: Fitz-Gerald, M.J., Takeshita, J. (eds) Models of Emergency Psychiatric Services That Work. Integrating Psychiatry and Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50808-1_1
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