Acute Psychiatric Emergencies

A Practical Approach

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Mark Buchanan (University of Liverpool, UK), Damien Longson (University of Manchester, UK)

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
17 April 2025

Psychiatry; Accident & emergency medicine; Psychiatric nursing

Series: Advanced Life Support Group

An essential guide to the emergency treatment of mental health crises

Hospital emergency departments are encountering increasing numbers of patients in mental health crises and the number continues to rise year on year. Despite these challenges, very few practitioners are trained specifically to deal with mental health crises.

Acute Psychiatric Emergencies (APEx) meets this need with a course designed jointly by leading psychiatry and emergency medicine specialists with years of practical experience. It will help in any crisis setting be it in the emergency department, ward, clinic or in the community.

APEx provides a structured approach for the assessment and management of acute mental health emergencies, discusses common presentations, as well as legal frameworks and human factors. Now fully updated to reflect new guidelines and expanded treatment of key subjects, it is an invaluable resource for any practitioner involved in the provision of psychiatric care at any point in the healthcare pathway.

Readers of the second edition of Acute Psychiatric Emergencies will also find:

Detailed discussion of topics including organic causes for behavioural disturbances, special circumstances and more Updated algorithms and figures for improved accessibility An emphasis on close cooperation between emergency and mental health teams

APEx is ideal for emergency physicians, psychiatrists, emergency and mental health nurses, paramedics and other crisis care professionals.

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) is an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the healthcare pathway, anywhere in the world. A leading medical education charity, ALSG has delivered advanced life support training to over 225,000 clinicians in 44 countries.

By: Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)
Edited by: Mark Buchanan (University of Liverpool UK), Damien Longson (University of Manchester, UK)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9781394286263
ISBN 10: 1394286260
Series: Advanced Life Support Group
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 17 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) is an organisation dedicated to improving outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the healthcare pathway, anywhere in the world. A leading medical education charity, ALSG has delivered advanced life support training to over 225,000 clinicians in 44 countries.