title: [Diagnosis and differential diagnostics of acute and emergency psychiatric situations].
abstract: Psychiatric emergency situations are common, not only in psychiatric clinics but also in other medical disciplines or the general emergency room. It is crucial for every medical doctor to be able to recognize acute psychiatric symptoms and appreciate them as parts of different medical conditions. This article presents six important acute psychiatric symptoms with reference to the underlying differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Jüdisches Krankenhaus Berlin, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Charité Mitte , Heinz-Galinski-Str. 1, 13347, Berlin, Deutschland, peter.neu@jkb-online.de.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Neu
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*