Emergency psychiatry : principles and practice

The Field Of Emergency Psychiatry Is Complex And Varied, Encompassing Elements Of General Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Acute Care, The Legal System, Politics And Bureaucracy, Mental Illness, Substance Abuse And Addiction, Current Social Issues, And More. In One Comprehensive, Highly Regarded Volume, Emergency Psychiatry: Principles And Practice Brings Together Key Principles From Psychiatric Subspecialties As Well As From Emergency Medicine, Psychology, Law, Medical Ethics, And Public Health Policy. Leading Emergency Psychiatrists Write From Their Extensive Clinical Experience, Providing Evidence-based Information, Expert Opinions, American Psychiatric Association Guidelines, And Case Studies Throughout The Text. This Fully Up-to-date Second Edition Covers All Of The Important Issues Facing Psychiatry Residents And Practitioners Working In Today's Emergency Settings, Or Who Encounter Psychiatric Emergencies In Other Medical Settings. Provides Complete, Invaluable Information On Every Aspect Of Today's Emergency Psychiatry, Including The Areas Of Community, Consultation/liaison, Psychotherapy, Substance Abuse, Psychopharmacology, Disasters, Children, Geriatrics, Administration, Forensics, And Much More. Reflects Significant Recent Advances And Changes In Perspectives Regarding Crisis And Emergency Mental Health Care. Features A Newly Reorganized Format Covering Models And Standards Of Patient Care, Research, And Education; General Principles Of Care; Staffing And Support; Common Presenting Problems; Special Populations; And Policy And Special Topics. Includes New Chapters On Psychiatric Boarding, Staffing Models, And Inclusion Of The Family In Crisis Care, As Well As Additional Special Population Chapters On College Students, Transgender Individuals, Prisoners, And Immigrants And Refugees. Covers Specific Approaches To Common Problems, Such As Alignment Of The Approach To Agitation With Project Beta Recommendations, And Includes Evidence-based Management And Treatment Throughout. Discusses Special Topics Such As Legal Issues That Emergency Mental Health Providers Must Be Aware Of, Emergency Telepsychiatry, Best Practices For Working With Police And Law Enforcement, Crisis Phone Services, And Disaster Psychiatry. Enrich Your Ebook Reading Experience Read Directly On Your Preferred Device(s), Such As Computer, Tablet, Or Smartphone. Easily Convert To Audiobook, Powering Your Content With Natural Language Text-to-speech. "The field of emergency psychiatry is complex and varied, encompassing elements of general medicine, emergency medicine, trauma, acute care, the legal system, politics and bureaucracy, mental illness, substance abuse and addiction, current social issues, and more. In one comprehensive, highly regarded volume, Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice brings together key principles from psychiatric subspecialties as well as from emergency medicine, psychology, law, medical ethics, and public health policy. Leading emergency psychiatrists write from their extensive clinical experience, providing evidence-based information, expert opinions, American Psychiatric Association guidelines, and case studies throughout the text. This fully up-to-date second edition covers all of the important issues facing psychiatry residents and practitioners working in today's emergency settings, or who encounter psychiatric emergencies in other medical settings. Provides complete, invaluable information on every aspect of today's emergency psychiatry, including the areas of community, consultation/liaison, psychotherapy, substance abuse, psychopharmacology, disasters, children, geriatrics, administration, forensics, and much more. Reflects significant recent advances and changes in perspectives regarding crisis and emergency mental health care. Features a newly reorganized format covering Models and Standards of Patient Care, Research, and Education; General Principles of Care; Staffing and Support; Common Presenting Problems; Special Populations; and Policy and Special Topics. Includes new chapters on psychiatric boarding, staffing models, and inclusion of the family in crisis care, as well as additional special population chapters on college students, transgender individuals, prisoners, and immigrants and refugees. Covers specific approaches to common problems, such as alignment of the approach to agitation with Project BETA recommendations, and includes evidence-based management and treatment throughout. Discusses special topics such as legal issues that emergency mental health providers must be aware of, emergency telepsychiatry, best practices for working with police and law enforcement, crisis phone services, and disaster psychiatry"-- Provided by publisher Title Copyright Dedication Foreword Preface Contributors Acknowledgments Table of Contents I Models and Standards of Patient Care, Research, and Education 1.Delivery Models of Emergency Psychiatric Care 2.Boarding of Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department: Flow, Throughput, and Systemic Change 3.Quality Improvement in Emergency Psychiatry: The Path to Better Outcomes and Care Standards 4.Research in the Psychiatric Emergency Setting 5.Education and Training in the Psychiatric Emergency Service II General Principles of Care 6.Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services Psychiatry Care: Overview and Challenges 7.Nursing Emergency Psychiatry Triage Process 8.Safety and Security in Psychiatric Emergency Services and Emergency Departments 9.Medical Evaluation of the Psychiatric Emergency Patient 10.Types of Initial Psychiatric Interviews in Emergency Settings 11.Interviewing for Acuity and the Acute Precipitant 12.Advanced Interviewing Techniques 13.Principles of Emergency Psychopharmacol