@article{ref1,
title="Use of a psychiatric proforma for accident and emergency officers",
journal="Journal of accident and emergency medicine",
year="1996",
author="Schnieden, Vivienne and Good, S.",
volume="13",
number="3",
pages="180-183",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To devise a proforma for clinical documentation of psychiatric illness in an accident and emergency (A&E) department, since A&E senior house officers (SHOs) have little psychiatric experience before starting their jobs. METHODS: History taking and mental state examinations by 16 SHOs were compared before (n = 50) and after (n = 50) the introduction of the proforma. Comments on the proforma were provided by all participants on a questionnaire. RESULTS: There was an improvement in documentation with the use of the proforma (Mann-Whitney U test, P < 0.001). The senior house officers found the proforma useful and supported further development of this initiative. CONCLUSIONS: A standard form for documenting psychiatric history, designed according to local needs, is useful and should be available in A&E departments.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1351-0622",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}