Emergencies in psychiatry
By: Basant K. Puri and Ian H. Treasaden.
Contributors: Treasaden, I. H.
Series: Emergencies series; Emergencies in-- series
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780198530800
Subjects: Psychiatric emergencies; Emergency Services, Psychiatric -- methods -- Handbooks; Mental Disorders -- diagnosis -- Handbooks; Emergencies -- psychology -- Handbooks; Mental Disorders -- therapy -- Handbooks
Genres: Handbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The assessment of psychiatric emergencies; title: The management of psychiatric and medical emergencies; title: Psychiatric symptoms and syndromes presenting as emergencies; title: Aggression and violence; title: Victims of abuse, violence, and disaster; title: Homelessness, loneliness, and isolation; title: Deliberate self-harm and suicide; title: Alcohol misuse and dependence; title: Other psychoactive substance misuse; title: Emergencies related to psychotropic drug actions; title: Psychiatric emergencies in accident and emergency departments; title: Psychiatric emergencies in general hospital medical wards; title: Psychiatric emergencies in surgical, radiotherapy, oncology, and terminally ill patients; title: Psychiatric emergencies in obstetrics and gynaecology; title: Psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents; title: Psychiatric emergencies in people with learning disabilities; title: Emergencies in old-age psychiatry; title: Emergencies in psychiatry in primary care; title: Assertive outreach, crisis resolution, and intensive home treatment teams, and early intervention services; title: Mental health legislation relevant to emergencies in psychiatry; title: Difficult patients and difficult situations; title: Emergencies in forensic psychiatry.