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Psychiatric Emergency Portal

The following resources were chosen to support the emergency room psychiatric case study module developed by The University of Texas System TeleCampus and the UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Diagnosis and Treatment

Hirschfeld RM, Allen MH, McEvoy JP, Keck PE, Russell JM. Safety and tolerability of oral loading divalproex sodium in acutely manic bipolar patients. J Clin Psychiatry. 1999 Dec;60(12):815?8.
Is it available? Ejournals A to Z | Library Catalog

   Bipolar Disorder: MedlinePlus
   Bipolar Disorders: Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications, 2000 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Depression Sourcebook, 2000 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   Expert Consensus Guidelines
   Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice, 5th ed., 2008 (MD Consult) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   HIPAA Resource Center (UT Southwestern)
   MDLinx Psychiatry
   Mental Health: MedlinePlus
   Schizophrenia: MedlinePlus

Differential Diagnosis

   Harrison's Online, 18th ed., 2012 (AccessMedicine) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th ed., 2011 (MD Consult) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies
   Rosen's Emergency Medicine, 7th ed., 2009 (MD Consult) [Electronic Book] Location of print copies

Ethic and Legal Aspects

Gutheil TG, Appelbaum PS. Clinical handbook of psychiatry and the law. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2000.
Is it available? Library Catalog

Slovenko R. Psychiatry in law/law in psychiatry. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2002.
Is it available? Library Catalog

Tancredi LR. Emergency psychiatry and crisis intervention: some legal and ethical issues. Psychiatr Ann. 1982 Aug;12(8):799?802, 804, 806.
Is it available? Library Catalog

   HIPAA Insurance Reform: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
   Principles of Medical Ethics, with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry

Psychopharmacology

Hirschfeld RM, Allen MH, McEvoy JP, Keck PE, Russell JM. Safety and tolerability of oral loading divalproex sodium in acutely manic bipolar patients. J Clin Psychiatry. 1999 Dec;60(12):815?8.
Is it available? Ejournals A to Z | Library Catalog

   Lithium
   Olanzapine
   Risperidone
   Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP)
   Valproic Acid

Substance Abuse

   Drug Abuse: MedlinePlus
   Dual Diagnosis and Treatment: Substance Abuse and Comorbid Medical and Psychiatric Disorders,1997 (eBooks on EBSCOhost) [Electronic Book]
   National Institute on Drug Abuse
   Treatment of Drug-Dependent Individuals With Comorbid Mental Disorders