Consultation-liaison psychiatry: past failures and new opportunities.
Although the concept of liaison psychiatry is not new, progress in its development has been slow. Obstacles to its development are examined and new prospects discussed in light of combined economic, political, and social forces which provide the opportunity for an expanded scope of clinical, teaching, and research activities.
D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education / Q000639:trends; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014481:United States