title: What to expect from a psychiatric consultant.
abstract: A psychiatric consultant may clarify a confusing differential diagnosis, help explain and manage difficult psychological symptoms and behavioral problems, and can be useful in specific reactions to physical illness.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010820:Physicians; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*