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Crisis stabilization services vary from a psychiatric emergency service that can observe and treat patients for 24–48 h to community crisis stabilization centers that are geared to the voluntary psychiatric patient who does not meet the criteria of grave disability or danger to self or others. All services provide a respite for patients and help to alleviate the burden of psychiatric patients in emergency departments. Services may include the ability to assess and treat acute psychiatric conditions, substance intoxication and detoxification, and psychiatric conditions in the context of substance use disorders. This chapter will focus on the voluntary community crisis stabilization center and discuss the limitations and capabilities of the system, personnel needs, and other aspects that must be considered. |
