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Psychiatric Emergencies in Family Practice pp 96–108Cite as

Psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents

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Most psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents develop slowly and rarely present as emergencies. This chapter outlines the exceptions, and certain situations in which prompt action may avert psychiatric symptoms in children caught up in events they cannot influence or control.

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  1. Dora Black
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  1. Hayes Grove Priory Hospital, UK

    John D. Pollitt MD FRCP FRCPsych DPM (Physician in Psychological Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Honorary Consulting Physician in Psychological Medicine and formerly Physician in Charge, formerly Assistant Director) (Physician in Psychological Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Honorary Consulting Physician in Psychological Medicine and formerly Physician in Charge, formerly Assistant Director)

  2. Department of Psychological Medicine, St Thomas’ Hospital, UK

    John D. Pollitt MD FRCP FRCPsych DPM (Physician in Psychological Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Honorary Consulting Physician in Psychological Medicine and formerly Physician in Charge, formerly Assistant Director) (Physician in Psychological Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Honorary Consulting Physician in Psychological Medicine and formerly Physician in Charge, formerly Assistant Director)

  3. British Postgraduate Medical Federation, University of London, UK

    John D. Pollitt MD FRCP FRCPsych DPM (Physician in Psychological Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Honorary Consulting Physician in Psychological Medicine and formerly Physician in Charge, formerly Assistant Director) (Physician in Psychological Medicine and Director of Medical Education, Honorary Consulting Physician in Psychological Medicine and formerly Physician in Charge, formerly Assistant Director)

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Black, D. (1987). Psychiatric emergencies in children and adolescents. In: Pollitt, J.D. (eds) Psychiatric Emergencies in Family Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3191-6_10

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3191-6_10

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-010-7931-0

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