[Psychiatric emergencies on ICU]

Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2007 Jan;42(1):10-3. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-969038.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Psychiatric emergencies are catatonia, stupor, central serotonine syndrome, malignant neuroleptic syndrome, suicide risk and agitation. In this article some clinical features of the aforementioned and its therapy are summarized.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care / methods*
  • Emergency Medical Services / methods*
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units*
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Mental Disorders / therapy*
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nervous System Diseases / therapy*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'