Deraas, Trygve Sigvart; Giæver, Anton; Hansen, Vidje; Olstad, Reidun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2006-03-29)
Background: Over the last decades there has been an increasing pressure on the acute psychiatric
wards in Norway. The major contributor to psychiatric acute admissions at the University Hospital
of North Norway in the city of Tromsø in 2001 was the GP-based Tromsø Casualty Clinic, only
open out-of-hours. We explored all acute psychiatric referrals from Tromsø Casualty Clinic in
2001. The purpose ...