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    Emergency psychiatry / edited by Michael H. Allen.

    • Title:Emergency psychiatry / edited by Michael H. Allen.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Allen, Michael H.
    • Published/Created:Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., ©2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Psychiatry.
      Psychiatry--Miscellanea.
      Mental health.
      Hospitals--Emergency services.
    • Medical Subjects: Emergency Services, Psychiatric.
      Mental Disorders--therapy.
    • Description:xvii, 198 pages ; 23 cm.
    • Series:Review of psychiatry series ; v. 21, 3.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:158562070X (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Introduction to the Review of Psychiatry Series / John M. Oldham and Michelle B. Riba
      Preface / Michael H. Allen
      Ch. 1. Structure and Function of Psychiatric Emergency Services / Richard E. Breslow
      Psychiatric Emergency Services and Psychiatric Emergencies
      Classification of Medical Emergencies and Applications to Psychiatry
      Goals for Psychiatric Emergency Care
      Models for Delivery of Services in Psychiatric Emergencies
      Managed Care
      Teaching
      Research
      Future Directions
      Ch. 2. Medical, Psychiatric, and Cognitive Assessment in the Psychiatric Emergency Service / Glenn W. Currier, Michael H. Allen and Mark R. Serper / [et al.]
      Medical Assessment in the Psychiatric Emergency Service
      Psychiatric Assessment in the Psychiatric Emergency Service
      Ch. 3. Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients in an Emergency Setting / Peter L. Forster and Linda H. Wu
      Epidemiology
      Spectrum of Suicidal Behavior
      Goals of Emergency Assessment
      Risk Factors: Fixed Versus Modifiable
      Risk Assessment in an Emergency Setting
      Interventions and Treatment
      Medical-Legal Issues
      Ch. 4. Emergency Treatment of Agitation and Aggression / J. P. Lindenmayer, Martha Crowner and Victoria Cosgrove
      Definitions
      Diagnostic Considerations
      Pathophysiology
      Assessment Issues
      Treatment
      Ch. 5. Psychosocial Interventions in the Psychiatric Emergency Service: A Skills Approach / Ronald C. Rosenberg and Kerry J. Sulkowicz
      Goals of Psychosocial Intervention in Emergencies
      Linear Procedure Versus Flexible Process
      Psychosocial Interventions in Psychiatric Emergencies.
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