TY - BOOK AU - Polk,Dwight A. AU - Mitchell,Jeffrey T. ED - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. TI - Prehospital behavioral emergencies and crisis response T2 - EMS continuing education series SN - 9780763751203 PY - 2009/// CY - Sudbury, Mass. PB - Jones and Bartlett Publishers KW - Crisis Intervention KW - methods KW - Emergency Treatment KW - psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Vital views: the importance of crisis and behavioral emergencies training -- Crisis intervention principles for prehospital personnel -- Assessment in the prehospital environment -- Responding to the emotional crisis -- Assisting large groups -- Emergency response to violent events -- Suicide: an extraordinary case of violence -- Supporting victims of death-related crises -- Crisis intervention in disasters and other large-scale incidents -- Developmental disorders diagnosed in infancy, childhood, and adolescence -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Psychosis and schizophrenia -- Mood episodes and disorders -- Anxiety disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Eating disorders -- Sleep disorders -- Personality disorders -- Sustaining staff ER -