'Acute psychiatry remains a challenge in the field, requiring extensive skill and expertise. The authors [of Emergency Psychiatry] have successfully written a clear overview of this complex matter. This manual can help us address urgent and at times life-threatening situations.' Translated from the Dutch Journal of Psychiatry
Preface; 1. General approach Patrick Triplett and Raymond DePaulo; 2. Management of agitation and violence Mustapha Saheed; 3. Suicide assessments Holly Wilcox; 4. Managing substance abuse David Milzman and Curtis Bone; 5. The psychotic patient Paul Rega; 6. The delirious patient Sharon Bord; 7. The anxious patient Joseph Bienvenu and Ashly Bone; 8. Mood disorders Eric Anderson; 9. Personality disorders Fred Houts and Glenn Triesman; 10. Geriatric psychiatry Patrick Triplett and Crystal Watkins; 11. Medicolegal and risk management Cynthia Lewis; 12. Pediatric psychiatry Emily Frosch; 13. Emergency department evaluation of intellectual and developmental disabilities Lisa Hovermale, Dyanne Simpson, Dosia Paclawskyj and Eric Samstad; 14. Eating disorders Graham Redgrave; 15. Chronic pain Michael Clark and Glenn Triesman; 16. Death, dying and grief Catherine Marco; 17. Pregnancy and women's issues Karen Schwartz; 18. Multicultural issues and safety Geetha Jayaram.
