In this episode, 3rd year medical student Eric Hoeffner sits down with Forensic Psychiatrist Dr. Varma Penumetcha to discuss an overview of acute psychosis and the management of patients with acute psychotic illnesses- with a focus on treatment in the Emergency Department.

Topics include an overview of acute psychosis, diagnosis and treatment of acute psychosis in the ED and beyond, ethical considerations, and suicide and violence risk assessments.

Suicide Risk Assessment Tool:
-Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T)

Violence Risk Assessment Tools:
-Broset Violence Checklist (BVC)
-Classification of Violence Risk (COVR)
-Historical Clinical Risk Management-20 (HCR-20)