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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. It is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter challenging situations and difficult psychiatric patients.
List of contents
- 1 Clearly Suicidal and Not Talking
- Ina Becker
- 2 We Need Labs and an EKG...
- 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
About the author
Eileen F. Baker, MD, PhD, FACEP was raised in Santa Rosa, California and received her Bachelor of Arts and Sciences from the University of California, Davis. She graduated from the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Summa Health System in Akron Ohio. She has worked as a community emergency physician since 2001, and moved to Bowling Green, Ohio, to pursue her PhD in Applied Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Baker has taught Medical Ethics at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and works clinically in five emergency departments in northwest Ohio.
Summary
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. It is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter challenging situations and difficult psychiatric patients.
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This is an excellent and highly useful book that is easy to read and is excellent value for money. The layout lends it well to easy learning, good support and preparation for facing that psychiatric crisis. Well worth a read.
