Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America The Clinics: Internal Medicine Series

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Eileen F. Baker and Catherine A. Marco bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Psychiatric and Behavioral Emergencies. Top experts cover key topics such as the emergency psychiatric interview; the agitated patient; the suicidal or homicidal patient; excited delirium; substance use disorders; schizophrenia; depression; and more.

• Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including bipolar affective disorder; geriatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies; personality disorders; malingering; legal and ethical considerations; and more.
• Provides in-depth clinical reviews on psychiatric and behavioral emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
• Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

The Emergency Psychiatric Interview
Management of the Agitated Patient
Emergency Department Care of the Patient with Suicidal or Homicidal Symptoms
Hyperactive Delirium with Severe Agitation
Substance Use Disorder
Physiologic Effects of Substance Use
Schizophrenia and Emergency Medicine
Overview of Depression
Bipolar Disorders in the Emergency Department
Recognizing and Responding to Patients with Personality Disorders
Geriatric Psychiatric Emergencies
Pediatric Psychiatric Emergencies
Eating Disorders
Difficult Patients: Malingerers, Feigners, Chronic Complainers, and Real Imposters
Legal and Ethical Considerations in Psychiatric Emergencies