title: Ethical issues for the consultant in the general hospital.
abstract: Medical practice has changed dramatically in the past 50 years since psychiatry first made inroads into the general hospital setting. The image of the wise, gentleman-psychiatrist in a tweed jacket, spreading pearls of wisdom to a train of eager students and house-officers has been gradually replaced by that of a harried consultant being summoned for triage and tranquilization. In her quest to be all things to all people, the consultation-liaison psychiatrist has to confront many an ethical dilemma. This article highlights some familiar conflicts and attempts to achieve resolution.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Temple University School of Medicine, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. dramchan@unix.temple.edu
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authors: Ramchandani
mesh_terms: D026822:Ethicists; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations