Which of the following is a psychiatry emergency
Correct Answer: Suicide
Description: SUICIDE is a psychaitric emergency SCHNEIDMANN is called aFATHER OF SUICIDOLOGY the theories of suicide was given by Durkheim *Egoistic--------------not strongly integrated into any social group *Altruistic--------------their excessive integration into social group *Anomic--------------integration into society is disturbed *Fatalistic----------rules and regulations excessively regulate the individual.Eg.slaves, Common Psychiatric Emergencies Adolescent crises Acute psychosis Schizophrenia in exacerbation Suicide Delirium Suicide Rape Mania Substance intoxication / withdrawal Marital crises Major depressive episode with psychotic features Akathisia Homicidal and assaultive behavior Postpaum psychosis Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Anorexia nervosa Posttraumatic stress disorder Tardive dyskinesia Reference: P.913 chap34.2 - Psychiatric Emergencies in Adults ( Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 10th Edition)
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