Part of the What Do I Do Now?:: Emergency Medicine series, Psychiatric Emergencies uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the examination, investigation, and management of psychiatric emergencies. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. The book addresses a wide range of topics including chemical sedation, suicide risk, personality disorders, malingering,cross-cultural issues, and more. Psychiatric Emergencies is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter challenging situations and difficult psychiatric patients. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the readers ability to answer the question,What do I do now?
1 Clearly Suicidal and Not Talking; Ina Becker; 2 We Need Labs and an EKG…; Chadd K. Kraus; 3 Naked and Afraid; Tyler L. Scaff; 4 Take a Chill Pill; Lydia M. Sahlani and Jillian L. McGrath; 5 Compassionate Restraint in the ED; Clifford Freeman and Carmen Wolfe; 6 The SAFE-T Wasnt On; Bruce J. Grattan; 7 Risky Business; Jillian L McGrath and Lydia M Sahlani; 8 Danger in the Mirror; Max Hensel and Carmen Wolfe; 9 No License to Kill; Jay Brenner; 10 Patient Is Out of Control!; Brian L. Springer; 11 Two for the Price of One; Dana Sacco; 12 My Neighbors are Harassing Me; Ryan E Lawrence; 13 The Fatigued IT Worker; Gary Khammahavong and Mitchell Kosanovich; 14 An Energetic College Student; Lauren J. Curato; 15 A Different Type of ABCs; Emily Donner and Brent Rau; 16 The Deadly Ds of the Elderly; Jennifer Cullison; 17 Spiraling Out of Control; Purva Grover; 18 Things are Not Always What They Seem; Alexandra Reinbold and Nicole McCoin; 19 Just Another Case of Gastro; Diane L. Gorgas; 20 The Refeeding Dilemma; Diane L Gorgas; 21 Everything Hurts and Im Weak, Doc; Chadd K. Kraus; 22 Helping the Homeless in the Emergency Department; Megan A. Panapa and Mara S. Aloi; 23 Suicidal Ideation with Vague and Contradicting History; Melinda Nguyen and Mohamad Moussa; 24 Down on the Farm; Lauren E. Valyo and Mara S. Aloi; 25 Youre Staying, Whether You Like It or Not; Chadd K. Kraus; 26 Sick From Waiting; Chadd K. Kraus; 27 Down With Disease Access to Mental Health Care; William A. Johnjulio and Moira Davenport; 28 I Would Like to Phone a Friend; David Hoke and Bryan Balentine; 29 Right Into the Danger Zone; Arthur R. Derse;
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