Abstract
Psychotropic medications can be a powerful tool for enabling treatment of critically ill patients. However, a careful approach to psychopharmacology is necessary in the critical care setting. Special considerations include interactions with other medications and treatments, high levels of physiologic stress that alter metabolism, and the challenges of obtaining diagnostic clarity due to limitations in assessment and confounding factors during critical illness. This chapter outlines common consult questions posed by intensive care teams to psychiatry consultation teams, including management of agitation and sedation, poor participation in care, anxiety, continuation of outpatient medication regimens, and alternatives to oral medication.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Critical Care Psychology and Rehabilitation |
Subtitle of host publication | Principles and Practice |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 235-250 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780190077013 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780197604199 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2021 |
Keywords
- agitation
- anxiety
- critical care setting
- critical illness
- intensive care
- non-oral medication alternatives
- psychiatry consultation
- psychopharmacology
- psychotropic medications
- sedation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology