Agitation

Agitation

Articles

Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient

Richmond JS, et al. Verbal De-escalation of the Agitated Patient: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA De-escalation Workgroup. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;13(1).

Medical Evaluation and Triage of the Agitated Patient

Nordstrom K, et al. Medical Evaluation and Triage of the Agitated Patient: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA Medical Evaluation Workgroup. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;13(1).

Psychiatric Evaluation of the Agitated Patient

Stowell KR, et al. Psychiatric Evaluation of the Agitated Patient: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA Psychiatric Evaluation Workgroup. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;13(1).

Core

Violence and Agression

Lofchy J. Presentation. 2013.

Agitation

Woodward, E. Agitation: Useful charts for emergency management of agitated patients. 2014.

Psychopharmacology of Agitation

Wilson MP, et al. The Psychopharmacology of Agitation: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA Psychopharmacology WorkgroupWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;13(1).

Use and Avoidance of Seclusion and Restraint

Knox DK, Holloman GH. Use and Avoidance of Seclusion and Restraint: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry Project BETA Seclusion and Restraint Workgroup. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2012;13(1).

Supplemental

Crisis Training Manual