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. ? ?Provides complete; invaluable information on every aspect of today's emergency psychiatry; including the areas of community; consultation/liaison; psychotherapy; substance abuse; psychopharmacology; disasters; children; geriatrics; administration; forensics; and much more.?Reflects significant recent advances and changes in perspectives regarding crisis and emergency mental health care.?Features a newly reorganized format covering Models and Standards of Patient Care; Research; and Education; General Principles of Care; Staffing and Support; Common Presenting Problems; Special Populations; and Policy and Special Topics.?Includes new chapters on psychiatric boarding; staffing models; and inclusion of the family in crisis care; as well as additional special population chapters on college students; transgender individuals; prisoners; and immigrants and refugees.?Covers specific approaches to common problems; such as alignment of the approach to agitation with Project BETA recommendations; and includes evidence-based management and treatment throughout.?Discusses special topics such as legal issues that emergency mental health providers must be aware of; emergency telepsychiatry; best practices for working with police and law enforcement; crisis phone services; and disaster psychiatry.Enrich Your Ebook Reading Experience?Read directly on your preferred device(s);such as computer; tablet; or smartphone.?Easily convert to audiobook;powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.?
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