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S15.03 - Treatment guidelines of agitation due to substance intoxication in emergency

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

C. Damsa ,
A. Coman ,
C. Lazignac  and
A. Mihai
C. Damsa
Affiliation:
Emergency Crisis Intervention Unit Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
A. Coman
Affiliation:
Emergency Crisis Intervention Unit Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
C. Lazignac
Affiliation:
Emergency Crisis Intervention Unit Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
A. Mihai
Affiliation:
Emergency Crisis Intervention Unit Department of Psychiatry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tg Mures, Romania

Abstract

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Alcohol related visits account for 10 to 46 % of all emergency department visits each year (D'Onofrio et al. 2006; Nassisi et al. 2006; Baleydier et al. 2003). This presentation focused on psychiatric guidelines and the clinicians’ position about the management of agitation due to substance intoxication. American Psychiatric Experts' recommendations (Allen, 2005) for managing agitation are discussed.

The use of psychiatric validated scales to assess agitation seems to ameliorate the quality of care in emergency psychiatry. Several standardized tools could be useful for assess a diagnosis of alcohol abuse or dependence in emergency for adults and adolescents (AUDIT, CAGE, CRAFFT, et RAPS-QF), even if the clinicians are often sceptical about this issue.

The use of medication to protect the patient, staff and to prevent an escalation of violence remains a personal choice for each practitioner, depending on individual patient needs and context. In the treatment of agitation due to substance intoxication in emergency, a balance needs to be found between the subjective dimension and data issue from evidence based medicine.

Type
Symposium: Alcoholism and substance misuse in psychiatric emergency
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 23 , Issue S2: 16th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 16th AEP Congress , April 2008 , pp. S21 - S22
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2008
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