Understanding Psychological Distress and Therapeutic Environment in the Emergency Department
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age11+
SponsorNHS Fife
About this trial
This research aims to establish the number of patients coming to Emergency Departments (EDs) with issues relating to mental health, alcohol or drugs, or in some form of psychological distress, including those for whom this was not the main reason for attending ED. We will collect anonymous information on age, gender, ethnicity, when and how they came to the ED, where and how they are cared for whilst in the ED, and what happens to them afterwards. With this information we hope to build a better picture of these patients so we can go on to design and test ways to improve their care in the future.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Issues of mental health AND/OR
Issues of substance use AND/OR
Psychological distress (this refers to patients without an established mental health or substance use disorder who nonetheless present in a distressed state, where distress is not caused by a readily identifiable and treatable physical condition) AND/OR
Where the treating ED team feel the patient would benefit from some form of mental health or addictions assessment or intervention, whether carried out by ED staff, specialist services or third sector agencies.
Disqualifiers
Patients aged 10 and under.
Patients with distress caused by a physical condition, relieved by appropriate treatment.
Delirium, unless caused by a mental health- or substance-related disorder.
Patients with alcohol intoxication alone, without other evidence of harmful use of alcohol and without evidence of psychological distress.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Routine Care
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
NHS Fife
Lead sponsor
Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov