Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry
eBook - ePub

Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry

  1. 688 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry

About this book

This user-friendly resource presents a patient-centered approach to managing the growing incidence of major psychiatric emergencies in the outpatient setting. Abundant illustrations, tables, and algorithms guide you through the wide range of disorders discussed, and a color-coded outline format facilitates rapid access to essential information necessary for making a proper diagnosis for optimal management outcomes.- Organizes information by patient presentation to help you distinguish among conditions that present with similar symptoms.- Discusses medical conditions presenting with psychiatric symptoms, where appropriate.- Highlights critical information in "Hazard Signs" boxes for quick, at-a-glance review.- Uses acronyms and memory aids to enhance recall of information in moments of crisis.- Features a chapter discussing the psychiatric effects of bioterrorism.- Offers an Improved Suicide Risk Scale with criteria on impulsivity, plan, and lethal level of attempt.- Provides valuable tips on interviewing and interacting with patients in various situations, as techniques will vary from depressed suicidal patients to manic and potentially assaultive individuals.- Includes appendixes that discuss common psychiatric medications used and important lab values in the ER.

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Yes, you can access Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry by Hani R. Khouzam,Doris Tiu Tan,Tirath S. Gill in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Médecine & Psychiatrie et santé mentale. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Mosby
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9780323040884
eBook ISBN
9780323076616
Topic
Médecine
Subtopic
Psychiatrie et santé mentale

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Proverb
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Note from the Authors
  10. Chapter 1: Crisis Intervention
  11. Chapter 2: Assessment of Psychiatric Emergencies
  12. Chapter 3: Medications for Psychiatric Emergencies
  13. Chapter 4: Emergency Psychiatric Manifestations of Medical Conditions
  14. Chapter 5: The Delirious Patient
  15. Chapter 6: The Suicidal Patient
  16. Chapter 7: The Severely Depressed Patient
  17. Chapter 8: The Acutely Manic Patient
  18. Chapter 9: The Violent Patient
  19. Chapter 10: The Acutely Psychotic Patient
  20. Chapter 11: The Acutely Anxious Patient
  21. Chapter 12: The Personality-Disordered Patient
  22. Chapter 13: The Chronically Somatizing Patient
  23. Chapter 14: The Alcohol-Dependent Patient and Related Emergencies
  24. Chapter 15: The Drug-Abusing Patient and Related Emergencies
  25. Chapter 16: Psychiatric Aspects of Seizure Disorders
  26. Chapter 17: The Geriatric Patient
  27. Chapter 18: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergencies
  28. Chapter 19: Victims of Domestic Abuse and Rape
  29. Chapter 20: The Patient with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  30. Chapter 21: Emergency Psychiatric Care of Survivors of Natural Disasters and Terrorism
  31. Chapter 22: Emergency Psychiatry and Medications
  32. Chapter 23: Medical and Legal Aspects of Emergency Psychiatry
  33. Chapter 24: Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Psychiatric Emergencies
  34. Chapter 25: Psychiatric Emergencies Not Otherwise Classified
  35. Index