title: Assessment of psychiatric emergencies in medical practice.
abstract: Acute psychiatric emergencies, often encountered in medical practice, demand rapid evaluation and treatment; routine measures are not enough. A scheme for acutely assessing such crises is outlined, and some of the more common emergencies are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002649:Child Abuse; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013405:Suicide