Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10021781 The Journal of Emergency Medicine 2005 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
There is controversy concerning the proper treatment of psychiatric patients in the emergency department. Emergency physicians commonly use physical or chemical restraints or both in the course of treating psychiatric patients. This review applies the rigors of an evidence-based evaluation of the literature concerning the choices of treatment for these patients.
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