We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
The Peregrinating Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department.
- Authors
Simpson, Scott A.; Pasic, Jagoda
- Abstract
Many emergency department (ED) psychiatric patients present after traveling. Although such travel, or peregrination, has long been associated with factitious disorder, other diagnoses are more common among travelers, including psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and substance abuse. Travelers' intense psychopathology, disrupted social networks, lack of collateral informants, and unawareness of local resources complicate treatment. These patients can consume disproportionate time and resources from emergency providers. We review the literature on the emergency psychiatric treatment of peregrinating patients and use case examples to illustrate common presentations and treatment strategies. Difficulties in studying this population and suggestions for future research are discussed.
- Subjects
EMERGENCY medical services; HOSPITAL emergency services; CASE studies; MEDICAL care; PATIENTS; PERSONALITY disorders; PSYCHIATRIC emergencies; PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; SYSTEMATIC reviews
- Publication
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 5, p600
- ISSN
1936-900X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5811/westjem.2016.6.30179