Emergency Psychiatry [Hardcover]

A rapid reference for management of patients with psychiatric disorders for emergency department physicians, primary care and acute care providers.Providers 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 for both the provider and the patient. This book reviews the most common psychiatric disorders and provides succinct management recommendations.Providers 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 for both the provider and the patient. This book reviews the most common psychiatric disorders and provides succinct management recommendations.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.Preface; 1. General approach Patrick Triplett and Raymond DePaulo; 2. Management of agitation and violence Mustapha Saheed; 3. Suicide assessments Holly Wilcox; 4. Managing substance abuse David Milzman and Curtis Bone; 5. The psychotic patient Paul Rega; 6. The delirious patient Sharon Bord; 7. The anxious patient Joseph Bienvenu and Ashly Bone; 8. Mood disorders Eric Anderson; 9.lSW