Emergency Psychiatry

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Emergency Care

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Concept of Emergency Care

      • Ann W. Birk, Ellen L. Bassuk

      Pages 3-18

3. The Process of Emergency Care

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. The First Few Minutes

      • Ellen L. Bassuk, Andrew E. Skodol

      Pages 21-36

   3. Legal Issues in a Psychiatric Emergency Setting

      • Henry A. Beyer

      Pages 37-59

   4. General Principles of Pharmacologic Management in the Emergency Setting

      • Ellen L. Bassuk, Peter J. Panzarino Jr., Stephen C. Schoonover

      Pages 61-73

   5. The Therapeutic Stance

      • Alvin Kahn

      Pages 75-80

4. Patients and Clinical Syndromes 1

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81

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   2. Emergency Management of Potentially Violent Patients

      • Andrew E. Skodol

      Pages 83-96

   3. Emergency Care of Suicidal Patients

      • Ellen L. Bassuk

      Pages 97-125

5. Patients and Clinical Syndromes 2

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127

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   2. Alcohol Use and Abuse

      • W. R. Cote, F. D. Lisnow

      Pages 129-139

   3. Drug Use and Abuse

      • Steven M. Mirin, Roger D. Weiss

      Pages 141-179

   4. Emergency Presentations Related to Psychiatric Medication

      • Stephen C. Schoonover, Alan J. Gelenberg

      Pages 181-192

6. Patients and Clinical Syndromes 3

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193

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   2. Acute Psychoses

      • Arthur Barsky III

      Pages 195-218

   3. Presentation of Depression in an Emergency Setting

      • Ronnie Fuchs

      Pages 219-232

   4. Emergency Care of Anxious Patients

      • Roberta S. Isberg

      Pages 233-260

7. Patients and Clinical Syndromes 4

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-262

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This eagerly awaited volume occupies an important place in the series Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Most mental health professionals are quite at home with ordinary day-to-day crises of clinical practice but relatively unprepared for the true psychiatric emergency. Such emergencies are too infrequent for most of us to experience a real sense of competence. On the other hand, emergency room psychiatrists as well as residents and other trainees have long wished for a truly comprehensive textbook that would cover the spectrum of emergency psychiatry. This book is just such a definitive and comprehensive volume for the specialist, while at the same time a clear, succinct, and comprehensive reference for the clinician. of emergency care, The authors consistently present a systematic model emphasizing the interconnection between the process of emergency interven­ tion and the specific features of clinical crisis. They are true to the principle that one's system of care should be built on priorities. It is immediately apparent that these are highly experienced clinicians as well as teachers. It is difficult to imagine a clinical situation that is not addressed by this book. It includes chapters on triage, assessment, and treatment planning; emer­ gencies associated with all the various psychopathologies; age groups from childhood to old age; the emergency management of violent and suicidal pa­ tients as well as rape and disaster victims; emergencies secondary to substance abuse and prescribed medications; psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacol­ ogic intervention; as well as the relevant legal, social, and community issues in emergency care.

• intervention
• psychiatry
• psychopathology

• Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

  Ellen L. Bassuk

• Learning Therapies, Inc., Newton, USA

  Ann W. Birk

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