A British view of liaison psychiatry.
Although the general hospital patients' needs for the psychologic care are similar in Britain and the United States, the role, boundaries, and organization of liaison psychiatry are very different. These differences are examined and the British approaches described. Greater awareness of the nature of these differences and of clinical developments and research in the two countries would contribute to the further development of consultation and liaison.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011570:Psychiatry; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology; D006113:United Kingdom