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Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. · Sep 2017
ReviewEmergency Department Medical Clearance of Patients with Psychiatric or Behavioral Emergencies, Part 2: Special Psychiatric Populations and Considerations.
- Al Alam, James Rachal, Veronica Theresa Tucci, and Nidal Moukaddam.
- Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, NY 10605, USA; Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA. Electronic address: aba9030@med.cornell.edu.
- Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 2017 Sep 1; 40 (3): 425-433.
AbstractPatients who present to the emergency department (ED) with mental illness or behavioral complaints merit workup for underlying physical conditions that can trigger, mimic, or worsen psychiatric symptoms. However, there are wide variations in quality of care for these individuals. Psychiatry and emergency medicine specialty guidelines support a tailored, customized approach to patients. Our group has long advocated a dynamic comanagement approach for medical clearance in the ED, and this article summarizes best-practice approaches to the medical clearance of patients with psychiatric illness, tips on history taking, system reviews, clinical/physical examination, and common pitfalls in the medical clearance process.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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