RT Book, Section A1 Goldenberg, Matthew N. A1 Rohrbaugh, Robert M. A1 Sernyak, Jr, Michael J. A2 Ebert, Michael H. A2 Leckman, James F. A2 Petrakis, Ismene L. SR Print(0) ID 1158265554 T1 Emergency Psychiatry T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 3e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071754422 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1158265554 RD 2024/10/13 AB Emergency psychiatry encompasses the urgent evaluation and management of patients with active symptoms. The definition of emergency is determined by the ability of the patient or the patient's social environment to tolerate these symptoms. Although these emergency evaluations are most commonly performed in hospital settings, mobile crisis teams permit completion of emergency assessment in community settings.