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Article | August 01, 1993

Substance Abuse Among Patients Presenting at an Inner-City Psychiatric Emergency Room

Natarajan Elangovan; Sheldon Berman; Arthur Meinzer; Philip Gianelli; Harvey Miller; Wayne Longmore

Psychiatric Services 1993; doi:

The study was supported by a research grant from the Pizer Research Fund to the department of psychiatry at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. The authors thank Mark Barbato.

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Linden Boulevard and Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, New York 11212

1993 by the American Psychiatric Association

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This study showed a high prevalence of cocaine abuse among patients presenting to a psychiatric emergency service. We strongly recommend routine toxicological screening in addition to systematic questioning about past drug use for all patients aged 18 to 50 presenting at innercity psychiatric emergency rooms who have not admitted to recent drug use. Toxicological screening of patients outside this age range may also provide important information.

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