Psychiatric emergencies: Rapid response and life-saving therapies

Geriatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 38-46

  Kennedy, Gary J ^a   Onuogu, Ejike ^a   Lowinger, Robert ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZATROPINE MESILATE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; COGNITION; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; DRUG THERAPY; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032822508     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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