title: Psychiatric kibitzing.
abstract: Foreword from Dr. Sharfstein: In this era of managed care, utilization review, and concerns about costs, a clinician-reviewer who knows little about a case may make a decision that profoundly affects the course of a patient's treatment. Although Dr. Houghton's timely essay does not involve a managed care or utilization reviewer, it serves to remind us about the dangers inherent in criticizing the work and the judgment of other clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Houghton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate