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9780192624789

Psychiatric Emergencies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780192624789

  • ISBN10:

    0192624784

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1995-07-27
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

An accessible and authoritative guide to the immediate management of thefull range of psychiatric problems presented in emergency departments, thishandbook is arranged by symptoms rather than diagnoses. As such it offers thereader a systematic guide through asessment and diagnosis, immediateinvestigations and management, and treatment as far as transferral to specialistdepartments.The authors include an introductory section on eliciting and recording thepsychiatric history of a patient and then consider - in alphabetical order - themanagement of common psychiatric presentations. A final section looks at legalmatters, including the use of common law and the Mental Health Act and liaisonwith other statutory services, in particular the police and socialservices.

Table of Contents

General Principles
General principles of psychiatric management
Clinical Problems
Aggression
Alcohol withdrawal and intoxication
Amnesic syndrome
Confusion
Deliberate self-harm
Delusions
Depression
The 'Disorganisation syndrome'
Drug intoxication and withdrawal states
Fear and panic
Fugue
Hallucinations and other perceptual disturbances
Manipulative behaviour
Physically ill patients refusing treatment
Puerperal psychosis
Somatisation
Stupor and mutism
Emergency use of psychotropic drugs
Emergency use of the Mental Health Act
Liaison with psychiatric services
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