Emergency department treatment of the psychiatric patient policy issues and legal requirements

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 healt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stefan, Susan (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2006.
Edition:1st ed
Series:American Psychology-Law Society series.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798392506719
Table of Contents:
  • 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.