title: The psychiatrist in an obstetric/gynaecology hospital: establishing a consultation-liaison service.
abstract: The establishment and first six months of a psychiatric consultation-liaison service to an Australian obstetric and gynaecology hospital is described. Referrals, diagnoses and follow-up of patients are discussed, with case reports used to illustrate the types of patients seen. Evaluation of the findings and possible future directions for the service are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Mercy Hospital for Women, East Melbourne, Victoria.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dennerstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000523:psychology; D005783:Gender Identity; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011570:Psychiatry; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications; D014739:Victoria