Description
A common symptom of psychiatric and medical disorders, agitation often appears in a variety of medical environments. This practical guide explores the origins of the condition and the differing approaches and treatments available. The biology of agitation is discussed, followed by specific chapters on substance abuse, medical causes, personality disorders, and treatment in pediatrics and the elderly. Treatment options including psychiatric work-ups, medical work-ups, psychopharmacology, de-escalation, and calming techniques are provided. The complexities of legal issues, patients' rights, and prehospital settings are also addressed, providing physicians, nurses, and mental health workers with a comprehensive resource in providing safe, focused, and effective treatment.
A practical guide to the origins and treatment options for agitation, a common symptom of psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
About the Author
Scott L. Zeller is Vice President for Psychiatry, CEP America and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Riverside. He has designed and developed emergency psychiatry programs across the USA, and he was a lead author on both the USA and International Best Practices guidelines publications for the treatment and evaluation of agitation. His work to improve care for agitated patients led to him being named the 2015 USA 'Doctor of the Year' by the National Council for Behavioral Health. Kimberly D. Nordstrom is Medical Director, Office of Behavioral Health, State of Colorado and Emergency Psychiatrist, Denver Health Medical Center and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry. She is the Immediate Past President of American Association for Emergency Psychiatry and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Michael P. Wilson is practicing emergency physician and Director of Emergency Psychiatry Research for the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, Medical Director of Aeromedevac Air Ambulance, and Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research (DEMBER) lab at the University of California, San Diego.
Reviews
'Accessible, straight-forward, well-researched and well-organized, The Diagnosis and Management of Agitation is an essential primer on how psychiatrists can address patients who demonstrate agitation. With this book as a guide, we can hope to see many improved outcomes in the future.' Douglas Strassler, Psychoatry Advisor (www.psychiatryadvisor.com)
'... a comprehensive, practical, humane, well-written, and wise book. The authors present context and evidence clearly, provide extremely useful tables, and artfully illustrate their approaches with lively case examples. I strongly recommend this book to psychiatrists and emergency medicine physicians at all levels of training, including students, as well as to other clinicians who treat patients in emergency and inpatient settings, both psychiatric and general medical. It provides an invaluable, humane framework grounded in science and decency, with extremely practical recommendations; it is the best overview I have read on the topic.' Mary Anne Badaracco, The American Journal of Psychiatry
Book Information
ISBN 9781107148123
Author Scott L. Zeller
Format Hardback
Page Count 292
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 162mm * 20mm
A practical guide to the origins and treatment options for agitation, a common symptom of psychiatric and neurologic disorders.
About the Author
Scott L. Zeller is Vice President for Psychiatry, CEP America and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California, Riverside. He has designed and developed emergency psychiatry programs across the USA, and he was a lead author on both the USA and International Best Practices guidelines publications for the treatment and evaluation of agitation. His work to improve care for agitated patients led to him being named the 2015 USA 'Doctor of the Year' by the National Council for Behavioral Health. Kimberly D. Nordstrom is Medical Director, Office of Behavioral Health, State of Colorado and Emergency Psychiatrist, Denver Health Medical Center and Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry. She is the Immediate Past President of American Association for Emergency Psychiatry and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. Michael P. Wilson is practicing emergency physician and Director of Emergency Psychiatry Research for the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, Medical Director of Aeromedevac Air Ambulance, and Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research (DEMBER) lab at the University of California, San Diego.
Reviews
'Accessible, straight-forward, well-researched and well-organized, The Diagnosis and Management of Agitation is an essential primer on how psychiatrists can address patients who demonstrate agitation. With this book as a guide, we can hope to see many improved outcomes in the future.' Douglas Strassler, Psychoatry Advisor (www.psychiatryadvisor.com)
'... a comprehensive, practical, humane, well-written, and wise book. The authors present context and evidence clearly, provide extremely useful tables, and artfully illustrate their approaches with lively case examples. I strongly recommend this book to psychiatrists and emergency medicine physicians at all levels of training, including students, as well as to other clinicians who treat patients in emergency and inpatient settings, both psychiatric and general medical. It provides an invaluable, humane framework grounded in science and decency, with extremely practical recommendations; it is the best overview I have read on the topic.' Mary Anne Badaracco, The American Journal of Psychiatry
Book Information
ISBN 9781107148123
Author Scott L. Zeller
Format Hardback
Page Count 292
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 560g
Dimensions(mm) 242mm * 162mm * 20mm
