title: Competency evaluations on the consultation-liaison service. Some overt and covert aspects.
abstract: Competency assessments are a growing function of the consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrist. Such consultation requests often mask a variety of psychosocial issues that are a source of frustration to the referring physician responding to the pressures of the changing health care delivery system in the acute care setting. This study identifies the issues and the outcome of psychiatric consultation in these patients. The implications of this burgeoning role for the C-L psychiatrist are also explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Allegheny University Hospitals-MCP Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19129, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Umapathy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramchandani
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lamdan
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kishel
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schindler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012189:Retrospective Studies