Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice

 

Description:

The field of emergency psychiatry is complex and varied, encompassing elements of general medicine, emergency medicine, trauma, acute care, the legal system, politics and bureaucracy, mental illness, substance abuse and addiction, current social issues, and more. In one comprehensive, highly regarded volume, Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice brings together key principles from psychiatric subspecialties as well as from emergency medicine, psychology, law, medical ethics, and public health policy. Leading emergency psychiatrists write from their extensive clinical experience, providing evidence-based information, expert opinions, American Psychiatric Association guidelines, and case studies throughout the text. This fully up-to-date second edition covers all of the important issues facing psychiatry residents and practitioners working in today’s emergency settings, or who encounter psychiatric emergencies in other medical settings.

 

Table of Contents:

 

I Models and Standards of Patient Care, Research, and Education

1. Delivery Models of Emergency Psychiatric Care

2. Boarding of Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department: Flow, 
Throughput, and Systemic Change

3. Quality Improvement in Emergency Psychiatry: The Path to Better Outcomes 
and Care Standards

4. Research in the Psychiatric Emergency Setting

5. Education and Training in the Psychiatric Emergency Service

II General Principles of Care

6. Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services Psychiatry Care: Overview and 
Challenges

7. Nursing Emergency Psychiatry Triage Process

8. Safety and Security in Psychiatric Emergency Services and 
Emergency Departments

9. Medical Evaluation of the Psychiatric Emergency Patient

10. Types of Initial Psychiatric Interviews in Emergency Settings

11. Interviewing for Acuity and the Acute Precipitant

12. Advanced Interviewing Techniques

13. Principles of Emergency Psychopharmacology

14. Engaging the Crisis Patient in Medication Decisions

III Staffing and Support

15. Staffing: Models, Knowledge, and Skills

16. Peer and Consumer Involvement in the Psychiatric Emergency Service

17. The Family in Psychiatric Emergencies: An Across the Lifespan Approach

IV Common Presenting Problems

18. Agitation: De-escalation

19. Agitation: Evaluation and Management

20. Psychosis

21. Depression

22. Mania and Mixed States

23. Anxiety

24. Delirium

25. Neurocognitive Disorders

26. Substance Use, Intoxication and Withdrawal

27. Loss and Trauma

28. Personality Disorders

29. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

30. Malingering and Deception

31. Suicide

32. Violence: Violence Risk as a Psychiatric Emergency

33. Violence: Managing Major Threats

V Special Populations

34. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of Children and Adolescents

35. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of the Geriatric Patient

36. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of the Patient With 
Intellectual Disability

37. Psychiatric Emergencies During Pregnancy and Postpartum Patient

38. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of the Transgender Patient

39. Immigrants and Refugees

40. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of People who are Homeless: Intervention 
and Linkage

41. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of Prisoners

42. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of VIPs and Athletes in Crisis

43. The Psychiatric Emergency Care of College and University Students

VI Policy and Special Topics

44. Policy Issues Relating to the Treatment of People With Psychiatric Disabilities 
in Emergency Department Settings

45. Violence Prevention and Control: A Public Health Approach

46. Common Legal Issues in Emergency Psychiatry

47. The Crisis Call: Psychological Emergencies and Suicide Hotline Practices

48. Emergency Telepsychiatry

49. Disaster Psychiatry and Psychiatric Emergency Services

Index