Acute psychiatric emergencies : a practical approach /
edited by Mark Buchanan, Damien Longson.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies -- Primary unified assessment and immediate psychiatric management -- Secondary physical and psychosocial assessment -- Mental state examination -- The patient who has harmed themselves -- Organic causes for behavioural disturbances -- The acutely confused patient (including delirium) -- The intoxicated patient? -- The aggressive patient -- Special circumstances -- Legal aspects of emergency psychiatry -- Getting it right : non-technical skills -- The patient experience.
"The Acute Psychiatric Emergencies (APEx) 1st edition was published in February 2020. With ongoing changes to legislation and following feedback from running the course for the past few years, the Working Group feel that a new edition is required in order to ensure that the material is up-to-date and relevant. Following discussion with the Working Group, and after presenting them with pros and cons of undertaking a revised edition vs. a new edition of the manual, they have agreed that a second edition with new typesetting and full support from the Wiley production team would be the best way forward. A second edition would revise and update the text where required"--
9781394286263 9781394286270 1394286279 9781394286287 1394286287 9781394286294 1394286295
CIPO000231944
2024039492
GBC554119 bnb
300558270 Uk
Psychiatric emergencies.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
Crisis Intervention
Urgences en psychiatrie.
Intervention en situation de crise (Santé mentale)
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Psychiatric emergencies
Electronic books.
RC480.6 / .A28 2025
WM 401
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies -- Primary unified assessment and immediate psychiatric management -- Secondary physical and psychosocial assessment -- Mental state examination -- The patient who has harmed themselves -- Organic causes for behavioural disturbances -- The acutely confused patient (including delirium) -- The intoxicated patient? -- The aggressive patient -- Special circumstances -- Legal aspects of emergency psychiatry -- Getting it right : non-technical skills -- The patient experience.
"The Acute Psychiatric Emergencies (APEx) 1st edition was published in February 2020. With ongoing changes to legislation and following feedback from running the course for the past few years, the Working Group feel that a new edition is required in order to ensure that the material is up-to-date and relevant. Following discussion with the Working Group, and after presenting them with pros and cons of undertaking a revised edition vs. a new edition of the manual, they have agreed that a second edition with new typesetting and full support from the Wiley production team would be the best way forward. A second edition would revise and update the text where required"--
9781394286263 9781394286270 1394286279 9781394286287 1394286287 9781394286294 1394286295
CIPO000231944
2024039492
GBC554119 bnb
300558270 Uk
Psychiatric emergencies.
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
Crisis Intervention
Urgences en psychiatrie.
Intervention en situation de crise (Santé mentale)
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Psychiatric emergencies
Electronic books.
RC480.6 / .A28 2025
WM 401