Asynchronous Learning: Psychiatric, Abuse, and Special Situations

Below you will find a compiled list of links to asynchronous learning resources on Psychiatric, Abuse, and Special Situations themed topics. The Non-FOAM section links directly through the university library so that once you are logged in, it will take you directly to that chapter of the ebook. EBMedicine.net articles are available for free through EMRA benefit. By no means is this list exhaustive and if you know of other resources that would be educational, please add your comments below!

NON-FOAM: Psychiatric, Abuse, and Special Situations

Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e:

• Section 24: Psychosocial Disorders
• Section 25: Abuse and Assault
• Section 26: Special Situations

Rosen’s Emergency Medicine, Eighth Edition:

• Chapter 65: Forensic Emergency Medicine
• Chapter 66: Child Maltreatment
• Chapter 67: Sexual Assault
• Chapter 68: Intimate Partner Violence
• Chapter 69: Elder Abuse and Neglect
• Chapter 110: Thought Disorders
• Chapter 111: Mood Disorders
• Chapter 112: Anxiety Disorders
• Chapter 113: Somatoform Disorders
• Chapter 114: Factitious Disorders and Malingering
• Chapter 115: Suicide
• Chapter 182: The Elder Patient
• Chapter 183: The Immunocompromised Patient
• Chapter 184: The Solid Organ Transplant Patient
• Chapter 185: Alcohol-Related Disease
• Chapter 186: Substance Abuse
• Chapter 187: Evaluation of the Developmentally or Physically Disabled Patient
• Chapter 188: The Combative Patient
• Chapter 189: The Difficult Patient

EBMedicine.net

• Best Practices In The Emergency Department Management Of Children With Special Needs
• Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Improving Outcomes Through Early Identification And Aggressive Treatment Strategies
• Managing Childhood Obesity In The Emergency Department
• The Depressed Patient And Suicidal Patient In The Emergency Department: Evidence-Based Management And Treatment Strategies
• An Evidence-Based Review Of Medical Child Abuse In The ED
• Screening For Domestic Violence In The Pediatric Emergency Department
• Intimate Partner Violence: Challenges In Identification And Management
• Sexual Assult Medical And Legal Implications Of The Emergency Care Of Adult Victims
• Behavioral Emergencies: Differentiating Medical From Psychiatric Disease
• The Violent Patient: Clinical Management, Use Of Physical And Chemical Restraints, And Medicolegal Concerns

FOAM: Psychiatric, Abuse, and Special Situations

Psychiatric Emergencies

• The Art of the ED Takedown
• Is my patient suicidal? – ercast.org
• Emergency Department Tips & Tricks for Managing the Suicidal Patient
• Pediatric EM Morsels: Eating Disorders

Abuse and Assault

• Managing Sexual Assault in the Emergency Department – emdocs
• Intimate Partner Violence – An Emergency Department Perspective
• Elder abuse • LITFL: Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog

Special Situations

• Transplant Emergencies Part I: Infection, Rejection, and Medication Effects
• emDOCs.net – Transplant Emergencies Part II: Organ Specific Complications
• Obesity Emergency Management | EM Cases
• Critical Care Palliation with Ashley Shreves
• Palliative care – First10EM
• emDOCs.net – Emergency Medicine Education Palliative Care in the ED
• Breaking bad news: Notifying family members of a death

If you have additional resources to add to the list, please share in the comment section below!