Seth Powsner, MD
Professor in Psychiatry and of Emergency MedicineCards
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Medical Research Interests
Computer Graphics; Medical Informatics; User-Computer Interface
Publications
2024
Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care
Nordstrom K, Currier G, Allen M, Powsner S. Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. 2024, 5013-5019. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51366-5_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric emergency serviceElectroconvulsive therapyPsychiatric emergenciesEmergency departmentCrisis stabilization unitEmergency careMentally ill populationPsychiatric emergency departmentTreatment of psychiatric emergenciesChronic mental illnessPsychiatric emergency careMobile crisis servicesModels of careCommunity-based carePsychiatry practiceEmergency psychiatryInpatient treatmentMental illnessCrisis servicesOutpatient providersMedical EDIll populationInside hospitalsPsychiatristsStabilization unit
2023
Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care
Nordstrom K, Currier G, Allen M, Powsner S. Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. 2023, 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42825-9_6-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychiatric emergency serviceEmergency departmentPsychiatric emergency careEmergency careElectroconvulsive therapyPsychiatric emergenciesMedical emergency departmentChronic mental illnessModel of carePsychiatric emergency departmentCommunity-based careMobile crisis servicesEmergency servicesCrisis stabilization unitIll populationInpatient treatmentOutpatient providersPsychiatric patientsSupportive psychotherapyMental illnessPsychiatry practiceCareCrisis servicesEmergency psychiatryPatientsSuicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the Emergency Setting
Powsner S, Goebert D, Richmond J, Takeshita J. Suicide Risk Assessment, Management, and Mitigation in the Emergency Setting. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2023, 21: 8-17. PMID: 37205029, PMCID: PMC10172543, DOI: 10.1176/appi.focus.20220072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of suicideEmergency settingIndividual patientsEvidence-based screeningSerious public health issueEmergency department settingBetter clinical assessmentPublic health issueSuicide risk assessmentCommon presentationHospital admissionPsychiatric admissionsDepartment settingLeading causeClinical assessmentED boardingPatientsPsychiatric crisisSuicidal ideationSuicide riskAvailable evidenceHealth issuesSignificant riskAdmissionRisk
2021
Coordination of Care with Psychiatry
Bregman B, Powsner S. Coordination of Care with Psychiatry. 2021, 397-407. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52520-0_39.Chapters
2015
Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care
Nordstrom K, Currier G, Allen M, Powsner S. Modern Psychiatric Emergency Care. 2015, 2473-2478. DOI: 10.1002/9781118753378.ch122.ChaptersPsychiatric emergency servicePsychiatric emergenciesEmergency departmentCommunity-based carePsychiatric emergency careMobile crisis servicesIll populationMedical attentionEmergency carePsychiatric patientsRespite facilityAlcohol intoxicationCrisis stabilizationPsychotic behaviorCrisis servicesTherapeutic focusCarePatientsAppropriate trainingEmergency servicesEmergencyBasic evaluationBrief therapyEncephalitisHospital
2014
Psychiatric Consultation in the Emergency Setting
Powsner S. Psychiatric Consultation in the Emergency Setting. 2014, 39-62. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11005-9_5.ChaptersGeneral hospital wardsEmergency department staffPhysician-patient relationshipEmergency departmentEmergency settingPsychiatric consultationPsychiatric emergenciesHospital wardsDepartment staffTraditional physician-patient relationshipPatientsAppointment delaysPatients' rightsMost requestsVariety of reasonsWards
2013
Coordination of emergency department psychiatric care with psychiatry
Bregman B, Powsner S. Coordination of emergency department psychiatric care with psychiatry. 2013, 291-390. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9781139088077.044.ChaptersCoordination of careEmergency departmentPatient safety activitiesIll patientsPatient outcomesPsychiatry cliniciansLiaison psychiatristPsychiatric carePsychiatric patientsPatientsPsychiatry practitionersQuality improvement endeavorsCareCliniciansEmergency medicinePractice environmentStaff wellCoordination teamSafety activitiesDepartmentTraining opportunitiesPsychiatricInterdisciplinary collaboration
2009
Internet Filtering and Psychiatric Investigation
Powsner S, Kennedy R. Internet Filtering and Psychiatric Investigation. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2009, 50: 639. DOI: 10.1016/s0033-3182(09)70869-2.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2007
The Emergency Department Setting
Powsner S. The Emergency Department Setting. 2007, 361-384. DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69255-5_26.Chapters
2005
"Manufacturing vs repair" in health care.
Powsner S. "Manufacturing vs repair" in health care. JAMA 2005, 294: 2580. PMID: 16304071, DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.20.2580.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Clinical Care
Overview
Seth Powsner, MD, is an emergency medicine and psychiatry specialist who helps individuals experiencing pressing mental health needs. He addresses urgent concerns by stabilizing immediate crises and guiding patients toward long-term emotional well-being. Dr. Powsner uses a range of approaches to support patients, drawing on both emergency assessment and psychiatric care.
As a professor of psychiatry and of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, he researches how technology can make clinical information clearer for health care providers. “Computer technology makes it far easier to collect and retrieve clinical information than to understand it,” Dr. Powsner says. “My goal is to present data in a way that encourages thoughtful treatment planning based on each patient’s history.”
Dr. Powsner received his medical training from Yale School of Medicine and completed his residency in psychiatry at Michael Reese Hospital/University of Illinois.
Clinical Specialties
Psychiatry; Emergency Medicine
News & Links
News
- October 16, 2023
Wong and Team at Yale Emergency Medicine Receive $6.9 Million PCORI Award
- May 18, 2020
Physicians at Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital Launch Telehealth Services in Response to COVID-19
- May 22, 2017
Can better tech improve doctor-patient conversations? A case study with CAT scans in the ER
- February 08, 2016
Yale Psychiatry affiliates win awards at two hackathons
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