title: The psychiatrist in the terminal care unit.
abstract: The types of problems of 49 patients referred to a psychiatrist in a terminal care unit are reported and their management reviewed. The findings suggest that a psychiatrist can play a useful role in such a unit, particularly in supervising medical and nursing staff in the psychological care of patients and in helping more directly in the management of psychiatrically complicated cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*