Abstract
Psychotic patients frequently present in the emergency department out of control, manifesting bizarre behavior and speech, and are occassionally verbally abusive and physically threatening. Because they are often threatening physicians will avoid psychotic patients or react in such a way as to inadvertently aggravate the patient’s psychotic behavior. However, an understanding of psychosis can help the physician to develop a rational, meaningful treatment plan.
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Dubin, W.R., Stolberg, R. (1981). Psychosis. In: Emergency Psychiatry for the House Officer. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6690-4_4
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