[PEEC (psychiatric evaluation in emergency care)].

ABSTRACT

Psychiatric evaluation in emergency care (PEEC) course was developed by a surveillance committee of clinical care for suicide attempt patients of the Japanese Society of Emergency Medicine (JSEM). This course is applicable to patients with a variety of psychiatric state not only the suicide attempt person. The goals of the course are standardization of evaluation and the initial management of psychiatric symptoms in emergency care. And it is a course with an emphasis on interprofessional collaboration. It is expected that PEEC course is to bridge the emergency care and psychiatric care in each region.