| Description |
viii, 122 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Oxford handbooks in emergency medicine ; 11 |
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Oxford handbooks in emergency medicine ; 11
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| Contents |
Pt. 1. General principles of psychiatric emergencies. 1. History taking and the mental state examination. 2. General principles of psychiatric management -- Pt. 2. Clinical problems. 3. Aggression. 4. Alcohol withdrawal and intoxication. 5. Amnestic syndrome. 6. Confusion. 7. Deliberate self-harm. 8. Delusions. 9. Depression. 10. The 'disorganization syndrome'. 11. Drug withdrawal and intoxication. 12. Fear and panic. 13. Fugue. 14. Hallucinations and other perceptual disturbances. 15. Mania and hypomania. 16. Manipulative behaviour. 17. Munchausen syndrome. 18. Physically ill patients refusing treatment. 19. Puerperal psychosis. 20. Social crisis. 21. Somatization. 22. Stupor and mutism -- Pt. 3. Procedures. 23. Emergency use of psychotropic drugs. 24. Emergency use of the Mental Health Act. 25. Liaison with psychiatric services |
| Analysis |
Mental disorders Emergency treatment |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page [123]) and index |
| Subject |
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
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Emergencies.
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Mental Disorders
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Psychiatric emergencies.
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Crisis Intervention.
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Emergencies.
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Mental Disorders.
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Mental illness
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| Author |
Baldwin, David, MB
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| LC no. |
94049518 |
| ISBN |
0192624776 (paperback) |
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0192624784 (hbk.) |
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