Clinical manual of emergency psychiatry / edited by Michelle B. Riba, Divy Ravindranath.

Other author Riba, Michelle B.
Other author Ravindranath, Divy, 1977-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoWashington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., ©2010.
Descriptionxxvii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Approach to psychiatric emergencies -- The suicidal patient -- Violence risk assessment -- The catatonic patient -- Depression, euphoria, and anger in the emergency department -- The psychotic patient -- The anxious patient -- The cognitively impaired patient -- Substance-related psychiatric emergencies -- Child and adolescent emergency psychiatry -- Seclusion and restraint in emergency settings -- Legal and ethical issues in emergency psychiatry -- Disposition and resource options -- Getting from the clinic to the emergency department -- Supervision of trainees in the psychiatric emergency service -- Working with medical students in psychiatric emergency settings.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009051640
ISBN9781585622955 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1585622958 (pbk. : alk. paper)