Psychiatric Emergencies for Clinicians: Emergency Department Management of Alcohol Withdrawal

J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep;51(3):269-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2016.03.027. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

¹ Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
² University of California at San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California; Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research Laboratory, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.
³ Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado; University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Department of Emergency Medicine Behavioral Emergencies Research Laboratory, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California.

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Keywords: agitation; alcohol; altered mental status; detoxification; withdrawal.

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