Emergency Psychiatry

Jennifer Lafayette, M.D.
Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
Interim Director, Acute Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital

Topics Evaluation and Treatment of the Suicidal Patient Emergency Assessment of Violence Treatment of Acute Agitation The Role of the Psychiatrist in Disaster Planning Assessment of Delirium Psychiatric Emergencies among Children Medical Clearance for Psychiatric Patients Emergency Capacity Evaluations Least Restrictive Means of Restraint and Seclusion How to Supervise non-MD Mental Health Clinicians Levels of Care and Diversionary Services

Staff Click on clinician name for bio Jennifer Lafayette, MD Lawrence Park, MD Christine Finn, MD Laura Prager, MD Laura Petrillo, MD Kathy Sanders, MD Felicia Smith, MD