title: [A combined medical-psychiatric unit for the management of complex cases].
abstract: The management of patients with coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders constitutes a serious challenge for the hospital team in charge of their care. Medical teams working in traditional hospital settings often find themselves ill-equipped when faced with the complex care needs of such patients. This article describes a unit at the University Hospital of Geneva specifically designed to manage the care of patients with combined medical and psychiatric disorders. It discusses the comprehensive management of such patients using clinical vignettes.
authors.affiliation: Unité psychiatrique hospitalière adulte, Service de psychiatrie de liaison et d'intervention de crise, HUG, Genève. paco.prada@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prada
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aspinall
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alberque
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andreoli
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013557:Switzerland; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids