title: Assessing and Treating the Patient with Acute Psychotic Disorders.
abstract: Patients with acute psychosis often present to emergency departments. Management of acute agitation and psychosis can be a challenge for the staff. Medical stabilization, appropriate assessment, and diagnosis are important. Verbal de-escalation and other psychosocial interventions are helpful in creating a safe and therapeutic environment. Psychiatric and emergency room nurses are poised to treat patients presenting with acute psychosis and must be knowledgeable of evidence-based approaches to treat these complex disorders.
authors.affiliation: Office of Nursing Services, Veteran's Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, Washington, DC 20420, USA. Electronic address: Lisa.Jensen@va.gov.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Mental Health, Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, 500 Foothill Boulevard, Salt Lake City, UT 84148, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clough
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000451:nursing*
keywords: Acute psychosis; Movement disorders; Pharmacologic interventions; Schizophrenia; Therapeutic alliance; Verbal de-escalation