title: Psychiatric liaison to family medicine. Patient with delusional disorder.
abstract: The liaison model of consultation shows how including a psychiatrist on a medical team can enhance patient care. A case history of a patient with a delusion about her eyes and her need for ophthalmologic surgery is used to illustrate diagnosis and management of patients who misinterpret or deny signs of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, St Joseph's Health Centre, Ont.
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morrissy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000523:psychology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010819:Physician's Role; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation