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OverviewEmergencies 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Basant K. Puri , Ian TreasadenPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 10.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 18.60cm Weight: 0.205kg ISBN: 9780198530800ISBN 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  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 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 psychiatryReviews...a useful read...[that] delivers a great deal of information...about psychiatric emergencies. Doody's Notes Author InformationProfessor 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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