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Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry

  • 1 Edición - 1 de marzo de 2007
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Hani R. Khouzam, Doris Tiu Tan, Tirath S. Gill
  • Idioma: Inglés

This user-friendly resource presents a patient-centered approach to managing the growing incidence of major psychiatric emergencies in the outpatient setting. Abundant… Leer más

Descripción

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.

Puntos claves

  • 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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Psychiatrist

Índice

1. The Suicidal Patient


2. The Severely Depressed Patient



3. The Violent Patient



4. The Acutely Anxious Patient



5. Mania



6. The Delirious Patient



7. Psychiatric Assessment



8. Geriatric Emergencies



9. Psychiatric Emergencies Related to Medical Illnesses



10. Childhood and Adolescent Emergencies



11. Psychiatric Aspects of Seizure Disorders



12. Schizophrenia and the Acutely Psychotic Patient



13. Personality Disorders and Psychiatric Emergencies



14. Victims of Abuse



15. Disasters and Extreme Traumas



16. Crisis Intervention and Debriefing



17. Drug and Alcohol Emergencies



18. Emergent Medications and Psychopharmacological Adverse Effects



19. Factitious Disorders/ Malingering / Drug-Seeking Behaviors



20. Medicolegal Aspects of Emergency Psychiatry



21. Spirituality

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 1 de marzo de 2007
  • Idioma: Inglés

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