title: [Nursing care in psychiatric emergencies].
abstract: The emergency psychiatric services implantation in general hospitals, at São Paulo City, motivated the authors to write this article. They present some considerations about psychiatric emergencies and the main points in nursing care of the client in a crisis intervention setting.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rolim
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000451:nursing; D001938:Brazil; D004630:Emergencies; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000451:nursing
vernacular_title: Assistência de enfermagem nas emergências psiquiátricas.