Danger to Self by Paul Linde
The psychiatric emergency room, a fast-paced combat zone with pressure to match, thrusts its medical providers into the outland of human experience where they must respond rapidly and decisively in spite of uncertainty and, very often, danger. This title takes readers behind the scenes at an urban psychiatric emergency room.
"Immerses the reader in the at times raw, often maddening and messy arena of a psychiatric emergency room doctor's life" San Francisco Chronicle "A talented writer and a compassionate doctor who understands what works best for him and his patients." Publishers Weekly "Writes with grace, honesty, and humility about the psychiatrist's task of judging the mind and heart of another human being." Library Journal "A gripping, and at times unsettling, account." Science News "At times witty and humorous, it is also enlightening and can help to synthesize the many elements of current cultural dilemmas of psychiatric care." Jama "This fast-paced book feeds our fascination with the world of medicine and our interest in the lives of others." San Francisco Chronicle
Paul R. Linde, MD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and the author of Of Spirits and Madness: An American Psychiatrist in Africa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520269835 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520269837 |
| Title | Danger to Self |
| Author | Paul Linde |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2010-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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