Quick Guide to Psychiatric Emergencies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Evaluation of Patients

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Medical and Psychiatric History

      • Ernest C. Nwachukwu, Leslie S. Zun

      Pages 3-8

   3. Physical Exam

      • Shameeke Taylor, Archana A. Shah, Leslie S. Zun

      Pages 9-15

   4. Laboratory Testing and Studies

      • Leslie S. Zun

      Pages 17-20

   5. Suicide Risk Assessment

      • Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 21-26

3. Psychiatric Illness

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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   2. Agitation

      • Caitlin A. Kieltyka, Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 29-34

   3. Anxiety

      • Caitlin A. Kieltyka, Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 35-41

   4. Catatonia

      • Caitlin A. Kieltyka, Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 43-47

   5. Depression

      • Caitlin A. Kieltyka, Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 49-55

   6. Mania

      • Caitlin A. Kieltyka, Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 57-62

   7. Psychosis

      • Caitlin A. Kieltyka, Kimberly D. Nordstrom

      Pages 63-67

4. Medical Disorders

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Adrenal Crisis/Adrenal Insufficiency

      • Christopher S. Sharp, Michael P. Wilson

      Pages 71-74

   3. Chronic Pain

      • Christopher S. Sharp

      Pages 75-78

   4. Delirium

      • Christopher S. Sharp

      Pages 79-84

   5. Dementia

      • Christopher S. Sharp

      Pages 85-88

   6. Encephalitis

      • Christopher S. Sharp, Michael P. Wilson

      Pages 89-93

   7. Head Injury

      • Christopher S. Sharp

      Pages 95-98

This volume provides an “on-the-go” guide to the most common behavioral emergencies a physician may encounter. Each chapter represents a disease state or symptom cluster and concisely summarizes the disease state, provides background, symptoms and signs, differential diagnoses, and immediate and long-term treatment options. All chapters conclude with a diagnosis or treatment algorithm or another easy-to-use visual tool. Chapters named after a specific disease state or symptom cluster, arranged alphabetically for use in the field. The text begins with chapters covering patient evaluation: getting a good history, suicide risk assessment, physical exam, and when and how to use studies. Written by experts in psychiatry and emergency medicine, this text is the first to consider both medical perspectives in a concise guide.

Quick Guide to Psychiatric Emergencies is an excellent resource for psychiatrists, emergency medicine physicians, residents, nurses, and other medical professionals that handle behavioral emergencies on a regular basis.

• Behavioral Emergencies
• Catatonia
• Intoxication
• Psychiatric Emergencies
• Toxicological Emergencies
• Withdrawal

“The purpose is to provide an easy-to-use reference for any clinician who handles behavioral health emergencies. … The guidebook is small and will easily fit in a lab coat pocket. … This is a must-have book for any clinician who encounters patients with psychiatric emergencies.” (Laura Kelly, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)

• Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Denver, USA

  Kimberly D. Nordstrom

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA

  Michael P. Wilson

Kimberly Nordstrom, MD, JD Medical Director, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services, State of Colorado; Associate Professor, University of Colorado Medical School; Immediate Past President, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry

Michael P Wilson, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Director, Emergency Psychiatry Research, American Association for Emergency Psychiatry

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