In this article, we discuss various models and compositions of consultation-liaison (CL) services, review the process of performing a psychiatric consultation, and provide the reader with some practical pearls for efficiently and successfully providing psychiatric consultation. In discussing this process, we aim to identify risks and mistakes, or follies, that can occur at the interface between physical medicine services and CL psychiatry.
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Psychiatr Ann
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A variety of intoxication and withdrawal syndrome cases commonly present to the emergency department and are brought to the attention of the consultation-liaison psychiatrist. The most common intoxication and withdrawal syndromes seen in this setting include alcohol, stimulants, opioids, and cannabinoids. After completion of an appropriate medical evaluation and assessment of the particular intoxication or withdrawal syndrome, effective treatment methods for these disorders can be applied with good outcomes in many cases. Knowledge of these common syndromes allows the consultation-liaison psychiatrist to provide these proven treatment methods, improving patient morbidity and mortality associated with these syndromes.
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Psychiatr Ann
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Additional training in psychiatric subspecialties has been increasingly recognized as a way to prepare psychiatrists to successfully manage more difficult and complex patient circumstances. This article describes the practice activities and scope of training for forensic psychiatry and consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatry. Forensic psychiatry fellowship training prepares psychiatrists to manage medical/psychiatric legal scenarios, ranging from patient-care legal issues to performing legal expert witness consultations for third parties, including courts and attorneys, as well as correctional mental health. CL psychiatry training prepares psychiatrists to master the care of patients with complex medical and psychiatric illnesses as well as to work effectively in multidisciplinary medical teams and integrated medical psychiatric care settings.
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Psychiatr Ann
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