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Behavioral Crisis
The point at which a person's reactions to event interfere with activities of daily living; this necomes a psychiatric emergency when it causes a majot life interuption such as attempted sucide
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Agiated Delirium
A condition of disproentation, confusion, and possible hallucinations coupled with purposeless, restless physical activity.
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Functional Disorder
A disorder in which there is no known physiologic reason for the abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system
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Organic Brain Syndrome
Temporary or premanent dysfunction of the brain, cause by a disturbance in the physical or physologic functing of brain tissue
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Psychiatric Disorder
An illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms and/or impairment in functioning caused by a social, psychological, genetic, physical, chemical, or biologic disturbance.
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Psychiatric Emergency
An emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person's own health and safety or the health and safety of another person, for example when a person becomes suicidal, homicidal, or has a psychotic episode.
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Psychosis
A mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality.
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Example of a Psychiatric Emergency
A person might respond to the death of a spouse by attempting sucide
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