title: A historical review of outpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry.
abstract: Outpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry evolved from the application of clinical principles learned in inpatient work. The author reviews reports of outpatient C-L psychiatry and categorizes them into four groups: 1) Comprehensive Medicine Clinics; 2) Consultation to Other Outpatient Settings; 3) Psychiatric Consultation Clinics; and 4) Behavioral Medicine Clinics. Advantages and disadvantages of each are postulated, and evolution of these clinics to the present time as well as suggested future research directions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Medicine, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858-4354.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Dolinar
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000266:history*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000266:history*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000266:history; D014481:United States