Chapter 18.Psychiatric Emergencies
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Dangerous or violent situations are relatively common in busy emergency departments, psychiatric units, and even general medical wards. Examples include the agitated and out of control manic patient requiring sedation; the patient with borderline personality disorder who has cut her wrists and says she has no reason to live; and the patient high on methamphetamine threatening bodily harm to emergency personnel. These scenarios are typical of those that physicians encounter in the course of their clinical duties, particularly psychiatrists and those who work in emergency departments. For this reason, students and residents should understand how to assess and clinically manage psychiatric emergencies.
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