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

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

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
Main Author:	Stefan, Susan
Format:	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 rooms. people with mental disabilities. People with mental disabilities Hospitals > Emergency services Mental health laws Psychiatric emergencies United States
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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.