The role of psychological personnel in the emergency department

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Psychological staff are not routinely assigned in most emergency departments, which are generally orientated to physical procedures.

However there are a variety of situations where their professional expertise would be helpful and where they have been employed it has been shown that their interventions save money theough the medical cost offset effect.

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See also

• Psychiatric emergency services