RT Book, Section A1 Zun, Leslie S. A2 Sherman, Scott C. A2 Weber, Joseph M. A2 Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 Rahul G., Patwari SR Print(0) ID 1101229369 T1 Approach to the Psychiatric Patient T2 Clinical Emergency Medicine YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-179460-2 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101229369 RD 2024/03/28 AB New-onset psychiatric illness requires a comprehensive emergency department work-up. Consider a medical etiology.Prior psychiatric illness with similar presentation does not require an extensive work-up.Agitated patients need immediate treatment in the emergency department.Patients with suicidal and homicidal plans or inability to care for themselves need psychiatric admission.