Presenting Our November 2026 Theme: Emergency Psychiatry

Psychiatric Times features monthly themes that speak to various aspects of psychiatry and issues relevant to psychiatric clinicians. Our October 2026 theme focuses on emergency psychiatry.

In August 2026, 5320 out of every 100,000 ED visits were related to mental health.¹ Emergency psychiatry faces several unique legal and ethical issues given the high stakes of assessing acute lethality, determining disposition often with incomplete information, and interfacing with external stakeholders.

If you work in the field of emergency psychiatry, what challenges do you face in most often? In your opinion, what psychiatric conditions present most often in emergency settings? What research in emergency psychiatry are you most interested in? Do you have practice tips to offer your fellow mental health clinicians? Have you experienced a patient case that could help others learn?

If you have something you want to share, whether that's an article, case study example, or CME article, let us know! Write to us now at PTEditor@mmhgroup.com to be featured in our November content series and potentially in a future Special Report/print issue.

Example articles include:

MD-MOSAIC: A Proposed Psychiatrist’s Guide for Assessment of Altered Mental Status in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Critical Illness

Should Accrediting Bodies Require AI for Suicide Risk Stratification in Emergency Settings? A Debate

Racing Toward the Fire: Proactive Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Critical Care

Accident, or Is It? The Watershed Area Between Trauma and Suicide

Reference

1. Mental health-related emergency department visits. September 23, 2026. October 22, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/mental-health/about-data/emergency-department-visits.html