Full Description
This book focuses on the operational and clinical strategies needed to improve care of Emergency Psychiatric patients. Boarding of psychiatric patients in ED's is recognized as a national crisis. The American College of Emergency Physicians identified strategies to decrease boarding of psychiatric patients as one of their top strategic goals.
Currently, there are books on clinical care of psychiatric patients, but this is the first book that looks at both the clinical and operational aspects of caring for these patients in ED setting. This book discusses Lean methodology, the impact of long stay patients using queuing methodology, clinical guidelines and active treatment of psychiatric patients in the ED.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Emergency Psychiatry
Chapter 2: Introduction to Lean Methodology
Chapter 3: Queuing Theory and the Impact of the Long Stay Patient
Chapter 4: Change Management and Cultural Barriers
Chapter 5: Metrics for Improvement
Chapter 6: Common Psychiatric Disorders in Emergency Department Settings
Chapter 7: Children and Adolescents with Psychiatric Emergencies
Chapter 8: Medical Problems Presenting as Psychiatric Complaints
Chapter 9: The Diagnosis and Management of Substance Use Disorders in Emergency Psychiatry
Chapter 10: Active Treatment Options used in Psychiatric Emergencies
Chapter 11: The Myths of Medical Clearance
Chapter 12: Treatment Teams and Operational Principles in the Emergency Department
Chapter 13: Emergency Psychiatry from an ED Physician Perspective
Chapter 14: Emergency Psychiatry from an ED Nurse Perspective
Chapter 15: Emergency Psychiatry from a Psychiatrist perspective
Chapter 16: Emergency Psychiatry from an ED Social Worker Perspective
Chapter 17: Emergency Treatment of Agitation in Delirious and Demented Patients
Chapter 18: Risk Assessment
Chapter 19: Discharge Planning
Chapter 20: Innovations in Treatment of Psychiatric Emergencies in a Hospital Setting
Chapter 21: Correctional Emergency Psychiatry
Chapter 22: Ethical Implications for the Psychiatrist in the ED
