Emergency Psychiatry

by Edited by Arjun Chanmugam , Patrick Triplett , Gabor Kelen

• ISBN13: 9780521879262
• ISBN10: 0521879264
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-06-24
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Many healthcare providers based in primary care, emergency care or other acute care environments encounter patients with psychiatric problems. These presentations can be difficult to manage and often pose significant challenges. A better understanding of most common psychiatric problems can greatly aid both providers and patients. Emergency Psychiatry reviews a wide range of common psychiatric disorders and provides succinct management guidelines. Written by emergency physicians and psychiatrists, Emergency Psychiatry is a rapid reference for the acute management of psychiatric disorders for all care providers, including, but not limited to, emergency physicians, internists, psychiatrists, social workers, family practitioners and other primary care providers.

Table of Contents

Preface

General approach

Management of agitation and violence Mustapha Saheed

Suicide assessments

Managing substance abuse

The psychotic patient

The delirious patient

The anxious patient

Mood disorders

Personality disorders

Geriatric psychiatry

Medicolegal and risk management

Pediatric psychiatry

Emergency department evaluation of intellectual and developmental disabilities

Eating disorders

Chronic pain

Death, dying and grief

Pregnancy and women's issues

Multicultural issues and safety

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