Abstract

Overview of Project BETA: Best Practices in Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation

Highlights

  • Agitation in emergency settings is a major concern, with a staggering 1.7 million episodes annually in the United States alone.[1]

  • Regulatory agencies and advocacy groups have called for a reduction in the use of restraint and less coercion in psychiatric treatment, there has been inadequate discussion regarding effective, alternative management of the agitated patient

  • A void has existed in quality guidelines for the treatment of agitation

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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health.

BEST PRACTICES IN EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF AGITATION
Overview of Project BETA

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