Overview of project BETA: Best practices in evaluation and treatment of agitation

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Holloman, Garland H ^a   Zeller, Scott L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; De escalation; Psychiatric emergencies; Psychopharmacology; Seclusion and restraint

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857837145     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.9.6865     Document Type: Review

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