Forbes (10/29) contributor Robert Glatter, MD, wrote, “Over 80% of emergency physicians believe that the mental health systems currently in place in their communities and surrounding regions are not providing optimal care for patients.” This finding is “based on a national survey of nearly 1,500 emergency physicians by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).” In response to this problem, “leaders in emergency medicine and psychiatry are launching ‘COPE,’ the Coalition On Psychiatric Emergencies, to help streamline and make improvements for patients who require urgent psychiatric intervention.”
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— “Most ER Doctors Don’t Believe The Mental Health System Is Working For Patients,” Robert Glatter, MD, Forbes, October 28, 2015.