Emergency psychiatry has developed as a distinctive subfield that has grown exponentially
since the 1960s, exacerbated by deinstitutionalization and shortages of psychiatric and …

What leads a person to become agitated and violent, or tearful and suicidal, in the
emergency department (ED)? A century ago, Sigmund Freud famously postulated that such …

An important clarification: it's completely appropriate for emergency psychiatric patients to
come to medical EDs. In fact, the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor …

Emergency psychiatry is a fascinating field that affects patients in a myriad of venues across
the globe. You will see the work of emergency psychiatrists in hospitals, emergency …

Care of patients with acute psychiatric conditions presents numerous clinical challenges to
emergency physicians, including assessment of risk for harm to self and others, assessment …

Emergency psychiatry is a relatively new specialty that raises specific threats of liability for
providers. Emergency department (ED) providers must address a broad range of conditions …

The rise of emergency psychiatry as a specialty has been the product of multiple healthcare
system changes over the past decade: pressures on outpatient care, a decrease in funding …

More than any other clinical specialty, emergency psychiatry relies heavily on the legal
system not just to circumscribe the boundaries of practice, but also as the very tools of its …

Emergency psychiatry stands at the fulcrum between the general principles of autonomy and
liberty balanced against illnesses that both subvert autonomy and amplify risks for violence …

The practice of emergency psychiatry is complex, rich, and rewarding. Emergency psychiatry
provides a unique opportunity to experience cases related to novel drugs of abuse and to …