The role of consultation-liaison psychiatry in the general hospital.
This article reviews some of the recent data concerning Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in a general hospital. As the organic medical conditions have a major impact on the one's quality of life and self-awareness as an ill-person, very often a psychiatric disorder appears as co-morbidity. It is the responsibility of the psychiatrist to recognize and to treat these psychiatric conditions, and also to develop good work-relationships with the patients and the clinical team.
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Bagdasar-Arseni Emergency Hospital, 10-12 Berceni Street, Bucharest, Romania. so_ene@yahoo.com
D015897:Comorbidity; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends*