Missed diagnoses in consultation liaison psychiatry.
In this article, an experienced consultation liaison psychiatrist presents several cases in detail that illustrate the wide range and complex natures of psychiatric patients seen on the medical and surgery floors. The cases presented appear as they would to the psychiatrist consulting within the hospital and represent a challenging test of the clinician's diagnostic skills, an experience encountered daily by the consultation liaison psychiatrist.
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
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