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Management of an acutely disturbed new admission

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Cookson
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A 25-year-old Bengali man was taken to casualty by relatives who were concerned about his unpredictable and dangerous behaviour. He lived close to his parents and five younger siblings, and there was no family history of mental disorder.

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Research Article
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , March 1996 , pp. 55 - 60
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996 

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