Violence associated with chronic phencyclidine (PCP) abuse was investigated by administering
a structured interview to 16 chronic PCP abusers. A more intensive study was done of …

Phencyclidine (PCP) first appeared on the “streets” as an abused drug in 1967, two years
after human clinical investigations of its potent analgesic and anesthetic effects were …

Phencyclidine (PCP) is a psychotomimetic drug originally investigated in the early 1960s as
a possible analgesic and preanesthetic agent for humans. Its clinical use was discontinued …

There are a number of unique student populations in American colleges and universities that
pose distinct challenges for college mental health services. This chapter/presentation will …

As a psychiatry resident on the Emergency Service or on call at night, the resident learns to
function on several levels, as consultant, liaison, colleague, and occasionally as primary …

Phencyclidine (PCP) has been a street drug of waxing and waning popularity since 1965,
when investigation into its use as a human preanesthetic agent was discontinued because of …

In two apparently disoriented patients, the emergency physician's use of amobarbital quickly
eliminated diagnoses of an organic etiology. Although thousands of amobarbital interviews …

ANY PATIENTS vyho have been victims of a single episode or repeated incidents of violence
inflicted by another human being discover that they are experienc-ing psychological …

At the University of Chicago Hospitals “on call” coverage has been a formal rotation for
psychiatry residents since 1970. In the first or second residency year, emergency psychiatry is a …

The number and type of staff who make up the psychiatric emergency team varies significantly,
depending upon the type of facility, the number of cases, the severity of the presenting …