Psychiatric consultation in an HMO: a model for education in primary care.
The authors describe a program based on a biopsychosocial model of illness, which uses a liaison-consultation approach in an outpatient setting. It is directed toward integrating psychiatric education and services with primary care in a health maintenance organization. This program can serve as a useful model for studying the validity and effectiveness of integrating psychiatric concepts with primary health care.
D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004219:District of Columbia; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation