Emergencies in Psychiatry (Emergencies In Series) - Softcover

Professor Basant Puri is Professor in Imaging and Psychiatry at Hammersmith Hospital and the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre & Imperial College London. He is also the author of several leading psychiatric textbooks Dr Ian Treasaden is a consultant forensic psychiatrist working at the West London Mental Health NHS Trust. He is also the author of several leading psychiatric textbooks.

Emergencies in Psychiatry is a focused, quick-access resource, which will steady the nerve and provide strategies for a safe, effective response. Measures for prevention, early identification and de-escalation are given equal weight to management guidance. It anticipates a large base of psychiatric eventualities, from the quotidian to the possible though improbable whatever situation arises, this lightweight handbook will provide a valuable quick refresher to prepare you for the first important steps Its breadth of coverage and ease of use will help instil calm in both staff and patients through these most stressful times. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 2010 ...a useful read...[that] delivers a great deal of information...about psychiatric emergencies. Doody's Notes