Emergency psychiatric evaluation of "organic" mental disorders

New Dir Ment Health Serv. 1995 Fall:(67):45-55. doi: 10.1002/yd.23319650307.

Abstract

The emergency psychiatrist must first differentiate abnormal behavior with a medical etiology from that caused by so-called functional processes. Delays in diagnosis can be catastrophic and make a compelling argument for physician involvement in emergency mental health care.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Amnesia, Retrograde / etiology
  • Brain / physiopathology
  • Emergency Services, Psychiatric*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mental Health Services / organization & administration
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / complications
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Neurocognitive Disorders / physiopathology
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales