Responding to Psychological Emergencies A Field Guide

Name: Responding to Psychological Emergencies A Field Guide
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ISBN: 9781401878078

ISBN-10: 1401878075

ISBN-13: 9781401878078

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jeffrey A. Thomas, Joseph Woodall

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Responding to Psychological Emergencies: A Field Guide is a quick reference source for rapid intervention and mitigation of psychologically based emergencies. The guide provides a user-friendly, cross-referenced, pragmatic reference guide to a variety of psychological maladies that are encountered by those delivering services in emergency situations. The field guide furnishes you with the tools and information that enhance service delivery through successful assessment, intervention and reporting of a host of issues. With information on a number of quality assessment tools, descriptions of psychological disorders, medications and medication interactions, drugs of abuse and reporting…

Book details

List price: $76.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 12/22/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English







Goals



Using this guide



Approaching patients



(Color Code Red)



Mood Disorders



Psychotic Disorders



Cognitive Disorders



Anxiety Disorders



Substance Abuse Disorders



Suicide



Child & Adolescent Disorders



Stress Related Disorders



Personality Disorders



Physical Symptoms & Psychological Factors



Medications (Color Code Blue)



Anti-Psychotic Medications



Mood Stabilizers



Anti-Depressants



Anti-Anxiety



Anti-Cholinergice



Psychostimulants



Anti-Hypertensives



Emotional First Aid (Color Code Green)



Brief Mental Status Exam



Lethality Assessment



Brief Medical History



Brief Psychological History



Crisis Intervention



Glossary