Abstract
In this period of increased governmental regulation and decreased reimbursement for psychiatric services by third-party carriers, a fully staffed and financially stable psychiatric consultation-liaison service in the general hospital may still generate significant benefits for patients, hospital administrators, and psychiatrists: (1) an increased rate of diagnosis of psychiatric and medical disorders, (2) a reduction in the length of stay of medical or surgical patients, (3) a decreased utilization of medical services, and (4) the development of innovative consultation-liaison activities. This article summarizes these benefits and outlines training obstacles that must be overcome to increase cooperation between psychiatry and medicine so that these benefits may be realized.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 214-218 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | General Hospital Psychiatry |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Emergency Medicine
- Psychiatry and Mental health