Guidelines for the management of acutely disturbed patients
- 1 September 1996
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
- Vol. 2 (5), 194-200
- https://doi.org/10.1192/apt.2.5.194
Abstract
The treatment of acutely disturbed patients is a stressful area of psychiatric practice. Castleet al(1994) found that MRCPsych Part II trainees expressed a general dissatisfaction with training in the management of violence, and in our experience junior trainees are even less confident in the treatment of the disturbed patient. A survey by Cunnane (1994) found that no consensus exists among consultant psychiatrists on which drug treatment is most appropriate for the management of the aggressive, acutely disturbed psychotic patient. There was uncertainty as to optimal management, low expectation of quick results, unwillingness to express an opinion and the use of drug cocktails of dubious rationale.Keywords
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