Behavioral emergencies for the emergency physician

Behavioral emergencies for the emergency physician [E-Book] - 1 online resource (xiii, 398 pages) - Cambridge medicine . - Cambridge medicine (Series) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. General considerations for psychiatric care in the emergency department -- Section 2. Evaluation of the psychiatric patient -- Section 3. Psychiatric illnesses -- Section 4. Treatment of the psychiatric patient -- Section 5. Special populations -- Section 6. Administration of psychiatric care. General considerations for psychiatric care in the emergency department -- The magnitude of the problem of psychiatric illness presenting in the emergency department / Delivery models of emergency psychiatric care / Evaluation of the psychiatric patient -- The medical clearance process for psychiatric patients presenting acutely to the emergency department / Advanced interviewing techniques for psychiatric patients in the emergency department / Use of routine alcohol and drug testing for psychiatric patients in the emergency department / Drug intoxication in the emergency department / Drug withdrawal syndromes in psychiatric patients in the emergency department / Psychiatric illnesses -- The patient with depression in the emergency department / Assessment of the suicidal patient in the emergency department / The patient with somatoform disorders in the emergency department / The patient with anxiety disorders in the emergency department / The patient with post-traumatic stress disorder in the emergency department / The patient with psychosis in the emergency department / Personality disorders in the acute setting / The patient with factitious disorders or malingering in the emergency department / The patient with delirium and dementia in the emergency department / The patient with excited delirium in the emergency department / Medical illness in psychiatric patients in the emergency department / Acute care of eating disorders / Management of the emergency department patient with co-occurring substance abuse disorder / Treatment of the psychiatric patient -- Use of verbal de-escalation techniques in the emergency department / Use of agitation treatment in the emergency department / Management of aggressive and violent behavior in the emergency department / Restraint and seclusion techniques in the emergency department / Use of psychiatric medications in the emergency department / The patient with neuroleptic malignant syndrome in the emergency department / Treatment of psychiatric illness in the emergency department / Rapidly acting treatment in the emergency department / Special populations -- Pediatric psychiatric disorders in the emergency department / Geriatric psychiatric emergencies / Disaster and terrorism emergency psychiatry / Trauma and loss in the emergency setting / Management of homeless and disadvantaged persons in the emergency department / Management of neurobehavioral sequelae of traumatic brain injury in the emergency department / Management of psychiatric illness in pregnancy in the emergency department / Cultural concerns and issues in emergency psychiatry / Rural emergency psychiatry / Administration of psychiatric care -- Coordination of emergency department psychiatric care with psychiatry / Integration with community resources / The role of telepsychiatry / Emergency medical services psychiatric issues / Triage of psychiatric patients in the emergency department / The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and psychiatric patients in the emergency department / Assessing capacity, involuntary assessment, and leaving against medical advice / Best practices for the evaluation and treatment of patients with mental and substance use illness in the emergency department / Improving emergency department process and flow / Physical plant for emergency psychiatric care / Legal issues in the care of psychiatric patients / Law enforcement and emergency psychiatry / Research in emergency psychiatry / Administration / Annette L. Beautrais -- Scott L. Zeller -- Michael P. Wilson -- Jon S. Berlin -- Erin Rapp -- Margaret Cashman -- Richard D. Shih -- Douglas A. Rund -- Clare Gray -- Reginald I. Gaylord -- Marcia A. Perry -- Janet S. Richmond -- Travis Grace -- Dennis Beedle -- Rachel Lipson Glick -- David C. Hsu -- Gary M. Vilke -- Barbara Nightengale -- Suzanne Dooley-Hash -- Alicia N. Sanders -- Janet S. Richmond -- William R. Dubin -- William R. Dubin -- Anita Hart -- Gerald Carroll -- Jeffrey Sankoff -- Kimberly Nordstrom -- Laurie Byrne -- Jagoda Pasic -- James Ahn -- Michael S. Pulia -- Janet S. Richmond -- Valerie Carroll -- Silvana Riggio -- Eric L. Anderson -- Suzie Bruch -- Jonathan Busko -- Seth Powsner -- Jennifer Peltzer-Jones -- Robert N. Cuyler -- Eddie Markul -- Divy Ravindranath -- Derek J. Robinson -- Susan Stefan -- MaryLynn McGuire Clarke -- Larry Phillips -- Joseph R. Check -- Susan Stefan -- Daryl Knox -- Preeti Dalawari -- Lara G. Chepenik. Section 1. 1. 2. Section 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Section 3. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Section 4. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Section 5. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. Section 6. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.

This comprehensive, go-to volume features cutting edge discussion of the emergency department management of mental health patients.

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Psychiatric emergencies.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Mental illness--Treatment.
Mental Disorders--diagnosis
Mental Disorders--therapy
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
Crisis Intervention

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