Emergency Psychiatry

Outpatient civil commitment in Maryland will go into effect in July 2025. Learn more here.

In this CME article, learn more about common clinical conditions, consultation questions, and challenges in the field of critical care psychiatry.

The current system of extrajudicial medical holds does not protect the rights of those who lack capacity to care for themselves due a medical condition.

Learn more about a feasible, scalable, effective model of care that is a step away from the forced dichotomy of inpatient and outpatient care.

From connections between bipolar disorder and cardiometabolic issues to management of agitation in emergency departments, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Agitation, possibly leading to aggression, is a major issue in emergency centers. Explore a case of agitation in the emergency department.

Did you miss the 2023 Annual Psychiatric Times World CME Conference? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

What does it mean to receive crisis care in the typical emergency department? Psychiatrists have a powerful role in reducing boarding.

Tony Thrasher, DO, DFAPA, shared his thoughts on emergency psychiatry: an honor and a great stressor.

The experts weighed in on a wide variety of psychiatric issues for the September 2023 issue of Psychiatric Times.

The development of the National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel guidelines attempts to provide hospitals suggestions for a safe, timely, and equitable standard of care for patients who are boarding.

From violence risk assessment in emergency departments to connections between bipolar disorder and substance use disorders, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Safety planning by peers is feasible and acceptable to patients, might result in decreased ED visits, and may represent a way of implementing safety plans in rural EDs.

"As society continues to grapple with the consequences of violent behaviors, increasing efforts to understand and mitigate the risks of such behaviors using evidence-based methods and tools will be essential."

Welcome to the Emergency Psychiatry Special Report.

The law says anyone under the age of 18 is considered “incompetent” in regard to health care decisions. But is this what’s best for treatment?

The new suicide hotline is launching July 16. Are we ready for it?

Substance use disorder may prove to be a significant issue for some mothers.

During the first day on the job, a psychiatry resident sees patients who need help, but there are problems with the system designed to help them.

The emergency department is a primary care location for patients with schizophrenia. Here’s how to manage schizophrenia in this particular setting in an informed and caring manner.

Yes, we need better crisis management, but what we really need is better crisis prevention.

What is excited delirium syndrome and how should it be treated? The short answer is we do not know.

What treatments could handle both psychiatric emergencies and long-standings mental health conditions—in a hurry?

Collaborative care guides care across disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, and primary care. The goal is to change practice, build community, and identify health professionals needing the most assistance.

More than half of physicians believe that seeking psychiatric care would jeopardize their employment. What can be done?

As physicians first, psychiatrists must consider the big picture, without reflexive and thoughtless prescriptions for psychotropics—even if many, including medical professionals, assume that is all we do.

Psychiatric emergencies occur when a patient is a danger to self, to others, or is so psychiatrically impaired the patient cannot meet their own basic needs. How do such emergencies manifest?

Imagine working with a young patient showing signs of psychosis for the past 6 weeks. Your initial assessment appears to rule out medical- or substance-induced etiologies, yet symptoms persist. What's a psychiatrist to do?

When concern for a patient is not so severe that a clinician feels compelled to call the police, there are options.