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A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
Published on: November 9, 2016
[Pharmacotherapy of psychiatric acute and emergency situations: General principles]
T Messer1, F-G Pajonk, M J Müller
1Danuvius Klinik GmbH, Krankenhausstr. 68, 85276, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Deutschland, thomas.messer@danuviusklinik.de.
Abstract:
The pharmacotherapy of psychiatric emergencies is essentially determined by the acuteness, the scene of the emergency, the diagnostic assessment and the special pharmacological profile of the drug used. As there are no specific drugs, syndromic treatment is carried out. For this, primarily antipsychotic drugs and benzodiazepines are available. This article gives an overview of the current state of treatment options for major psychiatric emergency syndromes, namely agitation, delirium, stupor and catatonia, anxiety and panic, as well as drug-induced emergencies.
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