Acute Psychiatric Emergencies

<p><i>Acute Psychiatric Emergencies </i>is designed for all medical and healthcare professionals working with patients in mental health crisis. This manual is a key component of the Acute Psychiatric Emergencies (APEx) course, which uses a structured approach developed by leading psychiatry and emergency medicine specialists with years of practical experience. </p> <p>This valuable resource provides a practical approach for dealing with mental health emergencies, helping healthcare professionals from different specialties speak a common language and develop a shared understanding that expedites excellent care. The manual outlines the assessment and management of patients who have self-harmed, those that are apparently drunk, the patient behaving strangely, the patient with acute confusion, and those that are aggressive.</p> <ul> <li>Presents a structured, practical approach for the emergency care of patients presenting in acute psychiatric crisis</li> <li>Covers common presentations of psychiatric emergencies</li> <li>Emphasises close co-operation of emergency and mental health teams</li> <li>Offers content designed jointly by practicing psychiatrists and emergency physicians from the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)</li> </ul> <p><i>Acute Psychiatric Emergencies</i> will be useful for practitioners of emergency medicine, psychiatry, emergency and mental health nursing as well as other mental health and crisis care professionals.</p>