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PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- psychiatric emergency 1, record 1, English, psychiatric%20emergency
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Emergencies [that] occur when a person is faced with a situation beyond his adaptive capacity at a particular time. Many psychiatric emergencies are caused by anger that represents a patient's response to affronts to his dignity or infringement on his rights. ... acute nonpsychotic syndromes, organic brain syndromes, homicidal and assaultive behaviour, schizophrenic turmoil, manic-depressive emergencies, emergencies with adolescents and children ... 1, record 1, English, - psychiatric%20emergency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Any patient with a disorder of thought, emotion, or perception may come (or be brought) in to the psychiatric emergency services for immediate care. 2, record 1, English, - psychiatric%20emergency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The task of definition is not being overstated ..., the terms emergency and crisis are frequently used interchangeably to designate some type of situation that needs immediate attention. 3, record 1, English, - psychiatric%20emergency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- urgence psychiatrique
1, record 1, French, urgence%20psychiatrique
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] ces situations ne sont pas provoquées par un trouble endogène de la personnalité mais par un déséquilibre parfois soudain entre la personne et son environnement familial, professionnel, social [...] 2, record 1, French, - urgence%20psychiatrique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cette classification comprend les classes de diagnostics suivants : psychoses, névroses, troubles de la personnalité (incluant alcoolisme, déviations sexuelles, pharmacodépendance) et divers problèmes moins fréquents regroupés dans une catégorie résiduelle «troubles divers» (incluant troubles psychosomatiques, troubles transitoires situationnels, mésadaptation familiale et sociale, arriération mentale, etc.). 3, record 1, French, - urgence%20psychiatrique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- urgencia psiquiátrica
1, record 1, Spanish, urgencia%20psiqui%C3%A1trica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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