Close encounters in general practice: experiences of a psychotherapy liaison team.
Experiences arising from the work of a multi-disciplinary psychotherapy liaison team in the primary care setting are described. Special emphasis is given to the difficulties encountered in working relationships. Attention is drawn to the complexity of the inter-professional relationship, its unconscious roots, and its influence on the quality of patient care.
D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011787:Quality of Health Care