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Emergency Mental Health Educational Manual

Resource type
Report
Date created
2000
Authors/Contributors
Author (aut): Drance, Elisabeth J
Author (aut): Harrison, David W
Author (aut): Lu, Shaohua
Author (aut): Mok, Hiram
Author (aut): Chan, Alice
Author (aut): Noone, Joseph A
Abstract
This manual contains the core information necessary for healthcare providers and frontline responders to work within the context of mental health emergencies. Key topics include: management of psychiatric emergencies, psychopharmacology in emergency psychiatry, emergency management of substance abuse related disorders, the confused older adult in the emergency department, legal guidelines, suicide risk assessments, aggressive behaviour risk assessments, and how to understand developmental issues when working with individuals with personality disorders.

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You are free to copy, distribute and transmit this work under the following conditions: You must give attribution to the work (but not in any way that suggests that the author endorses you or your use of the work); You may not use this work for commercial purposes.
Scholarly level
Faculty/Staff
Peer reviewed?
No
Language
English
Member of collection
Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction

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