Villoing B, Leger E, Camus V, Le Conte P, Chauvin A. [The elderly with a psychiatric prognosis in the emergency room].
Soins Psychiatr 2021;
42:32-4. [PMID:
34763764 DOI:
10.1016/j.spsy.2021.06.012]
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Abstract
In the emergency department, the diagnosis of an acute psychiatric condition in an elderly patient should only be made after rigorous clinical and paraclinical examinations to rule out any somatic pathology. In addition, the management and treatment of acute agitation must be adapted.
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