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

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

This text explores the pressures on emergency departments and identifies the burdens and conflicts that undermine their efforts to provide compassionate care to people in psychiatric crisis.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author:	Stefan, Susan
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2006
Series:	American Psychology-Law Society series.
Subjects:	Psychiatric emergencies. Hospitals > Emergency services. Crisis intervention (Mental health services) Mental health laws > United States. People with mental disabilities. Emergency Service, Hospital > standards Emergency Services, Psychiatric > legislation & jurisprudence Attitude of Health Personnel Persons with Mental Disabilities Patient Rights Quality of Health Care > standards Emergency Services, Psychiatric Emergency Service, Hospital Crisis Intervention emergency rooms. mentally handicapped. United States
Local Note:	ProQuest Ebook Central

Description
Summary:	This text explores the pressures on emergency departments and identifies the burdens and conflicts that undermine their efforts to provide compassionate care to people in psychiatric crisis.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 215 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-206) and index.
ISBN:	9780195189292 0195189299 128084597X 9781280845970 9780198040804 0198040806 9786610845972 6610845972
Language:	English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Print version record.