title: [Intercommunication psychiatry in a burn center].
abstract: The support of psychiatric disorders in a burn centre has been effected since three years, in Saint Luc Hospital (Lyon) thanks to a liaison group. One hour a week, several cases of patients are approached in this group which gathers two psychiatrists and the team dealing with burnt patients. Psychiatrists are attached to clarify the relation between people who attend and patients, to give a diagnosis and propose a strategy in front of difficulties they meet. The psychiatric care is reintegrated in the somatic support and assured by people who are daily effectively in contact with patients. This paper describes the advantages of the liaison psychiatry with regard to a direct intervention of the psychiatrist on the patient. It defines the targets these therapeutic weapon can aim and details the obtained results: for 3 years, the group has met 104 times for 241 "indirect consultations" concerning 99 different patients and count 50 good results on site and 5 specialized orientations; 10 deaths and 11 quick departures exclude 21 patients from the study; 17 cases have been stayed without continuation and 6 without any change.
authors.affiliation: Centre de brûlés, Hôpital St Luc, CHS St Jean de Dieu Lyon.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ravella
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Prallet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Latarjet
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parizot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bouchet
mesh_terms: D002053:Burn Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002056:Burns / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*
vernacular_title: Psychiatrie de liaison dans un centre de brûlés.