Consultation-liaison psychiatry in Korea.
The Korean Psychosomatic Society, our national organization for consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry was formed within the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association (KNPA) in 1992. Since then, there has been increasing interest in C-L activities in general hospitals. All psychiatry departments in university teaching hospitals offer C-L experiences as part of the rotation for residents. Recently, there have been increasing research activities in C-L psychiatry. However, there are some current obstacles to further development of C-L psychiatry. No reimbursement for C-L activities is one of the most pressing problems facing C-L psychiatrists. Insufficient staffing at C-L services and stigmatization of mental illness are also problems to be dealt with. In order to resolve those issues, a more organized approach to demonstrate the usefulness of psychiatric C-L activities will be needed.
Lee
Chul
C
Department of Psychiatry, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea.
Paik
In-Ho
IH
Lee
Soo-Jung
SJ
Lee
Chang-Uk
CU
Kim
Jung-Jin
JJ
Pae
Chi-Un
CU
D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D010819:Physician's Role; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration