Admit or commit when...
Harm to self
Harm to others
Cannot care for self
Uncooperative, refusing to answer questions
Intoxicated
Psychotic
Organic brain syndrome
Harm to self
Harm to others
Cannot care for self
Uncooperative, refusing to answer questions
Intoxicated
Psychotic
Organic brain syndrome
Consider discharge when...
Temporary organic syndrome has concluded (eg, intoxication)
No other significant problem requiring acute intervention
Patient is in control and no longer violent
Temporary organic syndrome has concluded (eg, intoxication)
No other significant problem requiring acute intervention
Patient is in control and no longer violent
Combative patient
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Asplenic patient
Psychiatric
The obese patient
Schizophrenia, paranoid ideation, catatonic excitement
Second victim
Mania