Behavioral Emergencies for the Emergency Physician: Assessing capacity, involuntary assessment, and leaving against medical advice

摘要: This chapter discusses some challenges to rural emergency psychiatric care. An appreciation of these will help medical and providers collaboratively address them prospectively develop effective, local paradigms optimal care unique their particular environment. The perception mental illness by those in communities is an important clinical issue. Determining the level suicidal or homicidal risks component any risk assessment PES. One most issues assessing behavioral health patients assessment. A paradigm should be developed implemented a public approach Medical clearance continues challenging issue settings. To implement telepsychiatry, participating physicians institutions need consultation protocols, patient confidentiality protections, mechanisms streamline provider credentialing.