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Author:   Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) ,  Mark Buchanan (University of Liverpool, UK) ,  Damien Longson (University of Manchester, UK)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9781394286263

ISBN 10:   1394286260
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   17 April 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Contributors to second edition ix Preface to second edition x Preface to first edition xii Acknowledgments xiii Contact details and website information xiv How to use your textbook xv Part 1 1 1 Structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies 3 2 Primary unified assessment and immediate psychiatric management 9 3 Secondary physical and psychosocial assessment 23 4 Mental state examination 29 5 Commonly encountered psychiatric presentations 37 Part 2 41 6 The patient who has harmed themselves 43 7 Organic causes for behavioural disturbances 67 8 The apparently intoxicated patient 81 9 The acutely confused patient 93 10 The aggressive patient 109 11 Special considerations 131 Part 3 143 12 Legal aspects of emergency psychiatry 145 13 Getting it right: non- technical skills 153 14 The patient experience 169 Working group for second edition 173 Working group for first edition 174 Contributors to first edition 176 References and further reading 177 Index 183

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Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) is an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the healthcare pathway, anywhere in the world. A leading medical education charity, ALSG has delivered advanced life support training to over 225,000 clinicians in 44 countries.

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