title: Pediatric liaison psychiatry: a forum for separation and loss.
abstract: Separation and loss issues arise frequently in pediatric hospital settings. Three forms of psychiatry/psychology liaison are presented which demonstrate: 1. case-centered collaboration to address child and family concerns about death; 2. team-centered activities which link family and staff roles in the course of terminal illness; and 3. the development of a program mechanism to meet the needs of staff "survivors" of recurrent childhood deaths. These examples illustrate the enrichment which pediatric psychiatry/psychology liaison program offer when the conceptual model of liaison service and teaching operates flexibly on case, team, and program levels.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D003643:Death; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013727:Terminal Care