EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF ACUTE-PSYCHOSIS

Authors
HILLARD JR
Citation
Jr. Hillard, EMERGENCY TREATMENT OF ACUTE-PSYCHOSIS, The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 59, 1998, pp. 57-61
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical",Psychiatry,Psychiatry
Journal title
The Journal of clinical psychiatry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01606689
Volume
59
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
1
Pages
57 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-6689(1998)59:<57:ETOA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The author reviews the evolution of emergency psychiatric practice ove r the past 20 years - from the concept of high-dose antipsychotic medi cation to the more rational treatment approach for acute psychosis mad e possible by modern pharmacodynamic insight and the availability of n ew pharmacotherapeutic agents. A decision tree for current practice in the rapid tranquilization of agitated, apparently psychotic patients is described.