TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 49. Psychiatric Emergencies A1 - Brown, Eric J. A1 - Whelan, Lori A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment Emergency Medicine, 7e AB - Psychiatric emergencies are acute changes in behavior that negatively impact a patient's ability to function in his or her environment. Often such patients are in a state of crisis in which their baseline coping mechanisms have been overwhelmed by real or perceived circumstances. In dealing with such emergencies, the emergency physician faces many challenges and must prioritize his or her clinical efforts toward four main concerns. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55759323 ER -