Book contents
- Psychiatric Intensive Care
- Psychiatric Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Psychiatric Intensive Care: Development and Definition
- Chapter 2 Psychiatric Intensive Care in Mental Health Secure Units
- Chapter 3 National Standards and Good Practice
- Chapter 4 Commissioning and Developing a PICU
- Chapter 5 PICU Design, Environment and Security
- Chapter 6 Team Resilience
- Chapter 7 Principles and Practice for Management of Acutely Disturbed Patients
- Chapter 8 Absconding
- Chapter 9 Substance Misuse
- Chapter 10 Fire-Setting and Arson
- Chapter 11 Sexually Problematic Behaviour in Mental Health Inpatient Units
- Chapter 12 Self-Harm and Personality Disorders in PICU
- Chapter 13 Activity and Positive Engagement within a PICU
- Chapter 14 De-escalation
- Chapter 15 Psychological Approaches to the Acute Patient in PICUs
- Chapter 16 A Social Behaviour Theory Approach to Challenging Behaviours in Psychosis
- Chapter 17 Pharmacological Therapy
- Chapter 18 Rapid Tranquillisation
- Chapter 19 The Use of Seclusion in Mental Health Care
- Chapter 20 The Practice of Restraint and Physical Intervention
- Chapter 21 Management of the Mental Health Emergency in the Community
- Chapter 22 PICU for the Care of Young People
- Chapter 23 Female-Only PICUs
- Chapter 24 The Complex Needs Patient
- Chapter 25 Psychiatric Intensive Care in General Hospital Settings
- Chapter 26 An Overview of International Perspectives on PICUs
- Index
- References
Chapter 18 - Rapid Tranquillisation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 March 2024
Book contents
- Psychiatric Intensive Care
- Psychiatric Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 Psychiatric Intensive Care: Development and Definition
- Chapter 2 Psychiatric Intensive Care in Mental Health Secure Units
- Chapter 3 National Standards and Good Practice
- Chapter 4 Commissioning and Developing a PICU
- Chapter 5 PICU Design, Environment and Security
- Chapter 6 Team Resilience
- Chapter 7 Principles and Practice for Management of Acutely Disturbed Patients
- Chapter 8 Absconding
- Chapter 9 Substance Misuse
- Chapter 10 Fire-Setting and Arson
- Chapter 11 Sexually Problematic Behaviour in Mental Health Inpatient Units
- Chapter 12 Self-Harm and Personality Disorders in PICU
- Chapter 13 Activity and Positive Engagement within a PICU
- Chapter 14 De-escalation
- Chapter 15 Psychological Approaches to the Acute Patient in PICUs
- Chapter 16 A Social Behaviour Theory Approach to Challenging Behaviours in Psychosis
- Chapter 17 Pharmacological Therapy
- Chapter 18 Rapid Tranquillisation
- Chapter 19 The Use of Seclusion in Mental Health Care
- Chapter 20 The Practice of Restraint and Physical Intervention
- Chapter 21 Management of the Mental Health Emergency in the Community
- Chapter 22 PICU for the Care of Young People
- Chapter 23 Female-Only PICUs
- Chapter 24 The Complex Needs Patient
- Chapter 25 Psychiatric Intensive Care in General Hospital Settings
- Chapter 26 An Overview of International Perspectives on PICUs
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter explores the evolving use of rapid tranquillisation (RT) through the years, examining the complexities surrounding its definition and the factors that need consideration before, during and after its administration. Every acute disturbance experienced by a patient is different and a multidisciplinary approach with good communication is key. The chapter discusses the use of covert medication in
RT, the SafeWards approach to creating engaging and meaningful ward programmes for patients, laws for governing the use of restrictive procedures, and the medications used for RT and their routes of administration along with their potential side effects.
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- Psychiatric Intensive Care , pp. 230 - 244Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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