title: Consultation-liaison psychiatry and the practice of medicine. The Thomas P. Hackett Award lecture given at the 42nd annual meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, 1995.
abstract: The contributions of consultation-liaison psychiatrists have significantly influenced the practice of medicine. The author reviews the pertinent literature that substantiates this observation as well as suggests areas that hold promise for such contributions in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry/Behavioral Medicine Service, The Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kornfeld
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce