Your Thoughtful Therapist

Hello everyone...how you all are doing?....hope everything is safe and sound!😃 Today I am here to talk about a very interesting yet not so acquainted area in the field of Psychology...so seat back and enjoy reading😀 Let's define " emergency " first....so what is emergency???...to me, emergency is a situation where one should act respect to that situation immediately;  you guys can leave your thoughts on this in the comment section! An emergency is defined as an unforeseen combination of circumstances which calls for an immediate action.. A M edical emergency is defined as a medical condition which endangers life and/or causes great suffering to the individual.   Now what is P sychiatric emergency?? - it   is a disturbance in thought, mood and/or action which causes sudden distress to the individual (or to significant others) and/or sudden disability, thus requiring immediate management. A similar term Crisis means a situation that presents a challenge to the patient,