CLINICAL MANUAL OF EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY

By L. GIORR

CONTENTS APPROACH TO PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES THE SUICIDAL PATIENT VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT THE CATATONIC PATIENT DEPRESSION, EUPHORIA, AND ANGER IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ELEVATED MOOD STATES ANGRY AND IRRITABLE MOOD STATES KEY CLINICAL POINTS REFERENCES SUGGESTED READINGS DEFINITIONS INITIAL SURVEY OF THE PATIENT EVALUATION OF THE PSYCHOTIC PATIENT DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS RISK ASSESSMENT: IMPORTANT RISK FACTORS IN THE PSYCHOTIC PATIENT MAKING A DECISION ABOUT APPROPRIATE TREATMENT ROLE OF THE EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIST AS PSYCHOEDUCATOR PANIC ATTACKS PANIC DISORDER ACUTE TRAUMA OTHER ANXIETY AND ANXIETY-RELATED CONDITIONS EVALUATION OF THE PATIENT PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT CLINICAL MANAGEMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVALENCE, AND IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE-RELATED EMERGENCIES INITIAL EVALUATION OF PATIENTS SYNDROMES OF SUBSTANCE-RELATED EMERGENCIES GUIDING PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS TO MAKE A CHANGE DISPOSITION ISSUES BASICS INITIAL ASSESSMENT PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION COMMON PRESENTATIONS INDICATIONS PATIENT ASSESSMENT CHOOSING SECLUSION OR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL RESTRAINT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS CONTRAINDICATIONS TO SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT PROCEDURE FORCED CHEMICAL RESTRAINTS: INDICATIONS AND CONTROVERSY OBSERVATION (INCLUDING THE 1-HOUR RULE) RELEASE FROM RESTRAINT AND DEBRIEFING DEATH AND OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS DOCUMENTATION AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS SUGGESTED READINGS AND WEB SITES CONFIDENTIALITY HOSPITALIZATION CAPACITY TO MAKE MEDICAL DECISIONS INFORMED CONSENT TRANSFER OF CARE LIABILITY MANAGEMENT MANAGED CARE CONCLUSION DISCHARGE TO INPATIENT TREATMENT DISCHARGE TO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT DISPOSITION OF CHALLENGING POPULATIONS PREINCIDENT PREPARATION ACUTE IN-OFFICE EVALUATION IMMEDIATE MANAGEMENT DISPOSITION DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THE PATIENT DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THE LEARNER DIAGNOSE AND TREAT THE SUPERVISION MEDICAL STUDENT ORIENTATION APPROACHES TO INTEGRATING MEDICAL STUDENTS INTO PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE INTENDED LEARNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS