TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Use of a psychiatric proforma for accident and emergency officers
JO  - Journal of accident and emergency medicine
A1  - Schnieden, Vivienne
A1  - Good, S.
SP  - 180
EP  - 183
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -