Emergencies in Mental Health Practice: Evaluation and Management

Part I: Foundations. Kleespies, The Domain of Psychological Emergencies: An Overview. Callahan, Crisis Theory and Crisis Intervention in Emergencies. Kleespies, Deleppo, Mori, Niles, The Emergency Interview. Part II: The Evaluation and Management of Life-Threatening Behavior. Clark, The Evaluation and Management of the Suicidal Patient. McNiel, Empirically Based Clinical Evaluation and Management of the Potentially Violent Patient. Yassen, Harvey, Crisis Assessment and Interventions with Victims of Violence. Kleespies, Mori, Life-and-Death Decisions: Refusing Life-sustaining Treatment. Kleespies, Blackburn, The Emergency Telephone Call. Part III: Risk Management in Psychological Emergencies. Bongar, Greaney, Peruzzi, Risk Management with the Suicidal Patient. Eddy, Harris, Risk Management with the Violent Patient. Part IV: Emergency-Related Crises and Conditions. Deiter, Pearlman, Responding to Self-Injurious Behavior. Trezza, Popp, The Evaluation nd Management of Alcohol- and Drug-Related Crises. Part V: Medical Conditions Presenting as Psychological Crises. Popp, Trezza, Side Effects of and Reactions to Psychotropic Medications. White, Marans, Krengel, Psychological/ Behavioral Symptoms in Neurological Disorders. Samson, Levin, Richardson, Psychological Symptoms in Endocrine Disorders. Clark, Nash, Cohen, Chase, Niaura, Psychological Factors in Cardiac Disease. Part VI: The Impact of Emergency Service on the Clinician. Kleespies, Niles, Mori, Deleppo, Emergencies with Suicidal Patients: The Impact on the Clinician. Guy, Brady, The Stress of Violent Behavior for the Clinician. Charney, Pearlman, The Ecstasy and the Agony The Impact of Disaster and Trauma Work on the Self of the Clinician.