Status:
COMPLETED
Emergency Linkage to Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Lead Sponsor:
University of Rochester
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two different kinds of follow-up care and their effects on psychiatric service use and psychological well-being. This randomized, controlled trial of subjects d...
Detailed Description
There are subgroups of patients who only seek care in emergency settings. An effective strategy to link that group to ambulatory care involves extending contact with psychiatric emergency services bey...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English and Spanish-speaking adult patients (18-and above) presenting to the psychiatric emergency service who rate a "1" or higher on the Spectrum of Suicidal Behavior of Pfeffer screening scale, and who have outpatient followup organized by Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program staff through hospital outpatient psychiatric services are eligible for inclusion.
Exclusion
- Subjects less than 18 years old, those rated as not suicidal in the emergency department, subjects with mental retardation/developmental delay, and subjects who have community psychiatric treatment that they elect to continue in lieu of hospital outpatient psychiatric services referral are ineligible.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00278811
Start Date
April 1 2003
End Date
March 1 2006
Last Update
October 22 2015
Active Locations (1)
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States, 14642