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Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care pp 121–129Cite as

Looking Past Labels: Effective Care of the Psychiatric Patient

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Patients with psychiatric illness frequently present to the emergency department (ED). Numerous issues and concerns about the care of psychiatric patients in the ED have been identified as well as the means to mitigate these. These patients frequently have to deal with stigma, diagnostic overshadowing, systematic disparity, inadequate resources, and evaluation difficulties. The means to mitigate these problems include specialized treatment providers, improved physical plant design, use of evidence based assessments and interventions, knowledge and skill development, service user involvement, and public policy advocacy.

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago Medical School/Sinai Health System, Chicago, IL, USA

    Leslie S. Zun M.D., M.B.A.

  2. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, re:solve Crisis Network, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    John S. Rozel M.D., M.S.L.

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  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Virginia School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine, Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity and Equity, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Assistant Dean Clinical Education & Student Affairs Emory University School of Medicine, Professor of Emergency Medicine Vice Chair – Administrative Affairs, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Sheryl L. Heron

  3. Director of Diversity Department of Medicine Section of Emergency Medicine Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans, Professor of Emergency Medicine Director of Research, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

    Anna Walker Jones

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Zun, L.S., Rozel, J.S. (2016). Looking Past Labels: Effective Care of the Psychiatric Patient. In: Martin, M., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Jones, A. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22840-2_11

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