Evolution of consultation-liaison services in bone marrow transplantation.
Bone marrow transplantation offers new hope for cure in a variety of leukemias, aplastic anemia, and other immunodeficiency and hematologic disorders. But the psychologic circumstances accompanying this procedure are often profoundly stressful. The evolution of consultation--liaison services on a bone marrow transplantation unit are described and illustrated with several clinical vignettes. The results of a survey of 52 other bone marrow transplantation centers report the percentage that provide such services and the extent to which they are performed by a psychiatrist, a nonphysician psychosocial counselor, or both.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000639:trends*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends*; D012803:Sick Role