Emergency psychiatric assessments focus quickly on security, figuring out risk of self-harm, harm to others

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Emergency situation psychiatric evaluations focus rapidly on security, figuring out danger of self-harm, damage to others, or failure to look after oneself, guiding immediate interventions.