Main description:

Part of the "What Do I Do Now?: Emergency Medicine" series, Psychiatric Emergencies uses a case-based approach to cover common and important topics in the examination, investigation, and management of psychiatric emergencies. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis, key points to remember, and selected references for further reading. The book addresses a wide range of topics including chemical sedation, suicide risk, personality disorders,
malingering, cross-cultural issues, and more. Psychiatric Emergencies is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter challenging situations and difficult psychiatric patients. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the reader's ability to answer
the question, "What do I do now?"

Contents:

1 Clearly Suicidal and Not Talking
Ina Becker

2 We Need Labs and an EKGEL
Chadd K. Kraus

3 Naked and Afraid
Tyler L. Scaff

4 Take a Chill Pill
Lydia M. Sahlani and Jillian L. McGrath

5 Compassionate Restraint in the ED
Clifford Freeman and Carmen Wolfe

6 The SAFE-T Wasn't On
Bruce J. Grattan

7 Risky Business
Jillian L McGrath and Lydia M Sahlani

8 Danger in the Mirror
Max Hensel and Carmen Wolfe

9 No License to Kill
Jay Brenner

10 Patient Is "Out of Control!"
Brian L. Springer

11 Two for the Price of One
Dana Sacco

12 "My Neighbors are Harassing Me"
Ryan E Lawrence

13 The Fatigued IT Worker
Gary Khammahavong and Mitchell Kosanovich

14 An Energetic College Student
Lauren J. Curato

15 A Different Type of ABCs
Emily Donner and Brent Rau

16 The Deadly D's of the Elderly
Jennifer Cullison

17 Spiraling Out of Control
Purva Grover

18 Things are Not Always What They Seem
Alexandra Reinbold and Nicole McCoin

19 Just Another Case of Gastro
Diane L. Gorgas

20 The Refeeding Dilemma
Diane L Gorgas

21 "Everything Hurts and I'm Weak, Doc"
Chadd K. Kraus

22 Helping the Homeless in the Emergency Department
Megan A. Panapa and Mara S. Aloi

23 Suicidal Ideation with Vague and Contradicting History
Melinda Nguyen and Mohamad Moussa

24 Down on the Farm
Lauren E. Valyo and Mara S. Aloi

25 You're Staying, Whether You Like It or Not
Chadd K. Kraus

26 Sick From Waiting
Chadd K. Kraus

27 Down With Disease Access to Mental Health Care
William A. Johnjulio and Moira Davenport

28 I Would Like to Phone a Friend
David Hoke and Bryan Balentine

29 Right Into the Danger Zone
Arthur R. Derse