Evidence-based treatment of psychiatric patient.
There is controversy concerning the proper treatment of psychiatric patients in the emergency department. Emergency physicians commonly use physical or chemical restraints or both in the course of treating psychiatric patients. This review applies the rigors of an evidence-based evaluation of the literature concerning the choices of treatment for these patients.
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Leslie S
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago Medical School and Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents