Profile of psychiatric emergencies in general hospital wards

Statistical study, using objective variables, was carried out to draw the profile of psycho-social cases at the emergency unit of Publics hospitals. The study analyses the attitude of the nursing and medical staff. This paper looks the problem throw three parameters: the symptoms, the diagnosis and the final destination. The most important conclusion is: staff seems to see his work with emergencies cases like a shunting problem and not like a beginning of therapeutical work.