Handbook of emergency psychiatry / Hani R. Khouzam, Tirath S. Gill, Doris Tiu Tan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Crisis intervention --2. Assessment of psychiatric emergencies--3. Medications for psychiatric emergencies -- 4. Emergency psychiatric manifestations of medical conditions-- 5. The delirious patient -- 6. The suicidal patient --7. The severely depressed patient -- 8. The acutely manic patient --9. The violent patient -- 10. The acutely psychotic patient -- 11. The acutely anxious patient --12. The personality-disordered patient --13. The chronically somatizing patient --14. The alcohol-dependent patient and related emergencies --15. The drug-abusing patient and related emergencies --16. Psychiatric Aspects of seizure disorders-- 17. The Geriatric patient--18. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Emergencies--19. Victims of domestic abuse and rape--20. The patient with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder--21. Emergency Psychiatric Care of Survivors of Natural Disasters and Terrorism--22. Emergency Psychiatry and Medications--23. Medical and Legal Aspects of Emergency Psychiatry--24. Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Psychiatric Emergencies--25. Psychiatric Emergencies Not Otherwise Classified.

This user-friendly text presents a patient-centered approach to managing the incidence of major psychiatric emergencies in the outpatient setting. It guides you through a range of disorders, and a colour-coded outline format facilitates access to essential information for making a diagnosis for optimal management outcomes.