{"product_id":"acute-psychiatric-emergencies-isbn-9781394286263","title":"Acute Psychiatric Emergencies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide to the emergency treatment of mental health crises\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHospital emergency departments are encountering increasing numbers of patients in mental health crises and the number continues to rise year on year. Despite these challenges, very few practitioners are trained specifically to deal with mental health crises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcute Psychiatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e (APEx) meets this need with a course designed jointly by leading psychiatry and emergency medicine specialists with years of practical experience. It will help in any crisis setting be it in the emergency department, ward, clinic or in the community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAPEx\u003c\/i\u003e provides a structured approach for the assessment and management of acute mental health emergencies, discusses common presentations, as well as legal frameworks and human factors. Now fully updated to reflect new guidelines and expanded treatment of key subjects, it is an invaluable resource for any practitioner involved in the provision of psychiatric care at any point in the healthcare pathway. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of the second edition of \u003ci\u003eAcute Psychiatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed discussion of topics including organic causes for behavioural disturbances, special circumstances and more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated algorithms and figures for improved accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn emphasis on close cooperation between emergency and mental health teams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAPEx\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for emergency physicians, psychiatrists, emergency and mental health nurses, paramedics and other crisis care professionals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Life Support Group (ALSG)\u003c\/b\u003e is an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the healthcare pathway, anywhere in the world. A leading medical education charity, ALSG has delivered advanced life support training to over 225,000 clinicians in 44 countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to second edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to second edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to first edition xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContact details and website information xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use your textbook xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Structured approach to acute psychiatric emergencies 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Primary unified assessment and immediate psychiatric management 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Secondary physical and psychosocial assessment 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mental state examination 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Commonly encountered psychiatric presentations 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The patient who has harmed themselves 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Organic causes for behavioural disturbances 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The apparently intoxicated patient 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The acutely confused patient 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The aggressive patient 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Special considerations 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Legal aspects of emergency psychiatry 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Getting it right: non- technical skills 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 The patient experience 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking group for second edition 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking group for first edition 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors to first edition 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and further reading 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvanced Life Support Group (ALSG)\u003c\/b\u003e is an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the healthcare pathway, anywhere in the world. A leading medical education charity, ALSG has delivered advanced life support training to over 225,000 clinicians in 44 countries.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential guide to the emergency treatment of mental health crises\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHospital emergency departments are encountering increasing numbers of patients in mental health crises and the number continues to rise year on year. Despite these challenges, very few practitioners are trained specifically to deal with mental health crises. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcute Psychiatric Emergencies\u003c\/i\u003e (APEx) meets this need with a course designed jointly by leading psychiatry and emergency medicine specialists with years of practical experience. It will help in any crisis setting be it in the emergency department, ward, clinic or in the community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAPEx\u003c\/i\u003e provides a structured approach for the assessment and management of acute mental health emergencies, discusses common presentations, as well as legal frameworks and human factors. 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