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Quick Guide to Psychiatric Emergencies

Tools for Behavioral and Toxicological Situations

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Editors:
  1. Kimberly D. Nordstrom

    1. Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Denver, USA

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  2. Michael P. Wilson

    1. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA

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  • Each chapter provides instant snapshot of each condition with a definition, signs and symptoms, differential, and short-term and long-term treatment

  • A diagnostic or treatment algorithm provided at the end of each chapter

  • Disease states or symptom cluster organized alphabetically for quick look up

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Table of contents (53 chapters)

  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
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About this book

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.

Reviews

“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)

Editors and Affiliations

  • 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

About the editors

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

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quick Guide to Psychiatric Emergencies

  • Book Subtitle: Tools for Behavioral and Toxicological Situations

  • Editors: Kimberly D. Nordstrom, Michael P. Wilson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58260-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-58258-0Published: 15 March 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-58260-3Published: 07 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 292

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Emergency Medicine, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance

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