title: A profile of academic medical-psychiatric units.
abstract: Medical-psychiatric inpatient programs are a relatively recent phenomenon. Although interest in these programs seems widespread, they are still found primarily at academic medical centers. The authors surveyed 11 such academic units. Variations found between their patient populations, milieu, and organization suggest that these programs, in general, are still in an early stage of evolution. It is hoped that these data will provide a descriptive base of how these programs have developed.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Harsch
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Koran
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000639:trends*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D012803:Sick Role; D012931:Social Environment; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology