Psychiatric liaison to family medicine. Patient with delusional disorder.
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.
Steinberg
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PI
Department of Psychiatry, St Joseph's Health Centre, Ont.
Morrissy
J
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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