title: First-aid management of psychological emergencies: 1.
abstract: Psychological emergencies are complex events whose management requires considerable skill on the part of the nurse aider. This article, the first in a series on the management of psychological emergencies, outlines the main areas of assessment and the nurse-aid management of a psychologically disturbed person.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castledine
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment