title: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in the General Hospital: the Experience of UK, Italy, and Japan.
abstract: Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) is a psychiatric subspecialty addressing the psychological care of medically ill patients as well as the relationship between medical and psychiatric disorders. As a specialty, it has developed over the last 30 years. Yet several cultural and organizational problems in different countries have emerged, including differences regarding implementing CLP services and in the application of CLP guidelines. This paper examines the progress and challenges of CLP in three culturally diverse countries: the UK, Italy, and Japan. In all three countries, the provision of CLP service remains insufficient, and the application of officially acknowledged standards of care is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44121, Ferrara, Italy, luigi.grassi@unife.it.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grassi
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otani
authors.forename: Rosangela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Maria Giulia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Nanni
authors.forename: Maki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hachizuka
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Saori
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riba
mesh_terms: D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007564:Japan; D001523:Mental Disorders; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D006113:United Kingdom