Psychiatric evaluation of the agitated patient: Consensus statement of the American Association for emergency psychiatry project BETA psychiatric evaluation workgroup

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-16

  Stowell, Keith R ^a   Florence, Peter ^b   Harman, Herbert J ^c   Glick, Rachel L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Carolinas Medical System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Evaluation; Mental health; Psychiatric emergence; Psychiatric evaluation

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENTIALITY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANIA; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION; PSYCHOSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84857868581     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.9.6868     Document Type: Article

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