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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809484703321

Autore

Stefan Susan

Titolo

Emergency department treatment of the psychiatric patient [[electronic resource] ] : policy issues and legal requirements / / Susan Stefan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

9780198040804

0198040806

0-19-804080-6

1-4294-2012-X

1-280-84597-X

0-19-989401-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 215 p

Collana

American Psychology-Law Society series

Disciplina

362.2/2

Soggetti

Psychiatric emergencies

Hospitals - Emergency services

Crisis intervention (Mental health services)

Mental health laws - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview of emergency services for people with psychiatric disabilities -- Patients' problems in emergency department care -- Professional issues in emergency department care -- Legal rights and standards in emergency department treatment of people with psychiatric disabilities -- Solutions to problems in emergency department treatment of people with psychiatric disabilities.

Sommario/riassunto

Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient presents a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the difficulties faced by people with psychiatric disabilities when seeking emergency medical care. It is essential reading for anyone working in a hospital emergency department, as well as health care policy makers, and advocates and lawyers for people with psychiatric disabilities.