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September 18, 2025Annals of Indian PsychiatryOpen Access

Profile and Assessment Outcome of Patients in the Emergency Department Managed by Consultation-liaison Psychiatry: A Cross-sectional Study

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Cross-sectional study examined assessment outcomes for psychiatric patients, indicating high risks of suicidality and self-harm.

The majority of patients presented with thoughts or behaviors related to self-harm or suicide, indicating urgent mental health needs.
Of the 100 psychiatric patients, 73% had psychiatric diagnoses, with depression being the most prevalent condition at 36%.
Data was collected retrospective from electronic patient records using a cross-sectional approach to identify clinical characteristics.
The high rate of comorbidities and urgent psychiatric needs underscores the necessity for effective crisis intervention strategies.

Kar et al. (2025) studied this question.

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