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

• Autore: Stefan Susan
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 215 p
• Disciplina: 362.2/2
• Soggetto topico: Psychiatric emergencies; Hospitals - Emergency services; Crisis intervention (Mental health services); Mental health laws - United States
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Emergency department treatment of the psychiatric patient
• ISBN: 9780198040804; 0198040806; 0-19-804080-6; 1-4294-2012-X; 1-280-84597-X; 0-19-989401-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910963991903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American Psychology-Law Society series.