Psychiatry as a branch of medicine deals with the origin, development and manifestations of diseases of the human personality. They arise from subjective individual life or from its relationship with the environment. In psychiatry as a medical profession, we distinguish 2 areas: mental disorders and individual behaviors in health and illness. In psychiatry, all those conditions that involve a change in emotional and mental content and interaction with the environment are considered as urgent. In these conditions, the patient endangers himself and his environment and therefore urgent intervention is needed. Taking care of a psychiatric patient who requires urgent intervention is one of the most demanding areas in medical practice. An emergency psychiatric patient is overwhelmed by psychopathological experiences and for that reason he suffers intensely. The peculiarity of caring for a psychiatric patient is manifested in the fact that many ethical and legal norms must be met. Fear that has a realistic basis is one of the most common reactions that occurs in psychiatric patients. Fear has an affective connotation and is associated with an uncomfortable feeling. In order to improve the quality of health care of a psychiatric patient, it is necessary to combine: clinical experience, health care, education of nurses and patients. A positive approach, conscientiousness, concentration and understanding will greatly contribute to the proper care of a psychiatric patient. Through the paper, we tried to highlight the problems in emergencies in psychiatry in order to expand our knowledge. Urgency means timely provision of assistance, as it prevents the transition to a more severe mental disorder. Teaching is a vital function of nursing and always occurs in the relationship between the nurse and the patient. For this reason, we tried to point out the importance of developing an empathic relationship that is expressed through verbal and nonverbal communication. Between the nurse and the psychiatric patient, in addition to the empathic relationship, it is necessary to achieve appropriate communication and acquire active listening skills. It is important to know the regulations related to cases of involuntary hospitalization.