Products of consultation-liaison psychiatry.
The products of consultation and liaison activities differ considerably and require distinct marketing strategies. Whereas consultation results directly in improved patient care, the products of psychiatric liaison typically consist of less easily measured changes in nonpsychiatric physicians' attitudes and skills. The difficulty of demonstrating the benefits of liaison psychiatry as presently conceived suggest that its future course lies in the active collaboration of liaison psychiatrists in specialized treatment programs.
Houpt
J L
JL
Department of Psychiatry, Emory University, School of Medicine.
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