title: Challenges and opportunities for consultation-liaison psychiatry in the managed care environment.
abstract: While the evolving managed care revolution is dramatically changing the clinical, educational, and economic systems in which consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrists must operate, this revolution also present several important opportunities for those in C-L psychiatry. The authors, who are academic department chairs and formerly directed C-L divisions, discuss C-L psychiatry's potential involvement and suggest approaches to effectively address key aspects of these changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Folks
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000639:trends*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States