How to Tell Whether a Psychiatric Emergency is Due to Disease or Psychological Illness
The emergency department serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psychiatric care for millions of…
Mental Health
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How to Tell Whether a Psychiatric Emergency is Due to Disease or Psychological Illness
The emergency department serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psychiatric care for millions of... -
ACEP Refines Its Clinical Policy on Psychiatric Boarding
In January 2017, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP Clinical... -
Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who...
ACEP Refines Its Clinical Policy on Psychiatric Boarding
In January 2017, the ACEP Board of Directors approved a clinical policy developed by the ACEP Clinical…
Is Involuntary Hold for Psychiatric Patients the Only Answer?
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who…
Intervention During, after ED Visit May Reduce Suicide Attempts
A combination of brief interventions during and after an emergency department (ED) visit may be able to…
Psychiatric Inpatients at Higher Risk of Death after Discharge
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Individuals discharged from inpatient psychiatric care are 16 times more likely to…
CEP America’s Psychiatric Emergency Services Can Enhance Care, Reduce ED Wait Times
It’s well-recognized by emergency care practitioners that emergency psychiatric patients (EPPS) presenting with psychiatric-related complaints can often…
Telepsychiatry, Emergency Psychiatric Services Can Reduce Mental Health Patient Boarding
Psychiatric boarding is the phenomenon of mental health patients who are otherwise medically stable waiting for a…
ACEP Applauds House Passage of Mental Health Legislation
Following Congressional progress toward providing additional resources for patients with serious mental illness, ACEP has applauded the…
Community Mental Health Cuts Tied to Spike in Emergency Department Visits
There was an increase in the number and length of mental health evaluations at a California emergency…
Resources for Discussing a Suicide Attempt in the Family with Children
The Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), located at the Denver and Salt…