Overview

Emergencies in Psychiatry provides a practical and problem-orientated accessible guide for those who have to deal with psychiatric emergencies. This book contains guidance on how to assess and manage these emergencies and how to manoeuvre successfully though the practical difficulties that may arise, whilst also avoiding medical, psychiatric, and legal pitfalls. A variety of specific emergencies and emergencies in different settings are covered, such as aggression and violence, victims of abuse, emergencies related to drug addiction, people with learning disabilities, and emergencies in old age psychiatry and primary care.

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Author:   Basant K. Puri ,  Ian Treasaden
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 10.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.60cm
Weight:   0.205kg
ISBN:  

9780198530800

ISBN 10:   0198530803
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   15 May 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Part-work (fascículo)
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction ; 1. The assessment of psychiatric emergencies ; 2. The management of psychiatric and medical emergencies ; 3. Psychiatric symptoms and syndromes presenting as emergencies ; 4. Aggression and violence ; 5. Victims of abuse, violence, and disaster ; 6. Homelessness and loneliness ; 7. Deliberate self-harm ; 8. Alcohol misuse and dependence ; 9. Other psychoactive substance misuse ; 10. Emergencies related to psychotropic drug actions ; 11. Psychiatric emergencies in accident and emergency departments ; 12. Psychiatric emergencies in general hospital medical wards ; 13. Psychiatric emergencies in surgical, radiotherapy, oncology and terminally-ill patients ; 14. Psychiatric emergencies in obstetrics and gynaecology ; 15. Psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents ; 16. Psychiatric emergencies in people with learning disabilities ; 17. Emergencies in old-age psychiatry ; 18. Psychiatric emergencies in primary care ; 19. Difficult patients and difficult situations ; 20. Assertive outreach, crisis resolution and intensive home treatment, and early intervention services ; 21. Emergencies in forensic psychiatry ; 22. Mental health legislation relevant to emergencies in psychiatry

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...a useful read...[that] delivers a great deal of information...about psychiatric emergencies. Doody's Notes

Author Information

Professor Basant Puri is Professor in Imaging and Psychiatry at Hammersmith Hospital and the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre & Imperial College London. He is also the author of several leading psychiatric textbooks Dr Ian Treasaden is a consultant forensic psychiatrist working at the West London Mental Health NHS Trust. He is also the author of several leading psychiatric textbooks.

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