<i>guideline 2:</i> Appropriate Emergency Interventions

Issn Print: 1527-4160

Publication Date: 2005/11/01

Guideline 2: Appropriate Emergency Interventions


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The experts consider the following features central in defining clinically significant agitation that requires intervention in the emergency setting:
The experts gave high second-line ratings to a marked change in mental state, symptoms/behaviors that occur in the context of a psychiatric or medical disorder, and behavior that appears automatic or reflexive (i.e., the person is unable to control behavior despite reassurance or redirection).


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