A psychiatric emergency is not as rare as one might think: the aggressive patient in a nursing home, the young woman on the window ledge with suicidal intentions, or the heavily intoxicated patient on the street. The on-call doctor must know exactly what needs to be done in an emergency and, above all, what can be done. This book prepares every doctor for dealing with psychiatric emergency patients - including young resident doctors in psychiatric clinics. A book for emergencies - not just for psychiatrists.