0
Article |

Psychiatric Consultations: Title and subTitle BreakThe Interface Between Psychiatry and General Medicine

JOHN J. SCHWAB, MD; ROY S. CLEMMONS, MD
[+] Author Affiliations

Submitted for publication Oct 27, 1965.

Read as part of a symposium entitled "Psychiatric Consultation—The Interface Between Psychiatry and General Medicine," at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, New York, May 1965.

Reprint requests to the J. Hillis Miller Health Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla 32603 (Dr. Schwab).


Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1966;14(5):504-508. doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1966.01730110056008
Text Size: A A A
Published online

THE STAGGERING needs of the population for psychiatric care and the limited number of available personnel and facilities have led to newer orientations for psychiatrists and other physicians. Consultation psychiatry is one of the new approaches and although its past history is scanty, its future is promising. The consultation situation should be particularly favorable for psychiatric intervention, at least in the dimensions of time and place. The medical patient has already acknowledged his patient status, indicating that he is receptive of some type of help, and he is in the hospital or clinic where he assumes that he will receive the care he needs.

In order to meet the burgeoning demand, accurate identification of the patients needing consultations is essential. In the past, identification has been faulty, mainly because our view of these patients was incomplete. To paraphrase St. Paul, they were seen

REFERENCES

Schwab, J.J., et al:  Differential Characteristics of Medical In-Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation: A Controlled Study , Psychosom Med 27:112-118 ( (March-April) ) 1965;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Problems in Psychosomatic Diagnosis: I. A Controlled Study of Medical Inpatients , Psychosomatics 5:369-373 ( (Nov-Dec) ) 1964;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Problems in Psychosomatic Diagnosis: II. Severity of Medical Illness and Psychiatric Consultations , Psychosomatics 6:69-72 ( (March-April) ) 1965;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Problems in Psychosomatic Diagnosis: III. Laboratory Procedures and Psychiatric Consultations , Psychosomatics 6:147-149 ( (May-June) ) 1965;.
Goldman, J., and Schwab, J.J.: Medical Illness and Patients' Attitudes. Somatopsychic Relationships, J Nerv Ment Dis, to be published.
Schwab, J.J., et al: Medical Inpatients' Reactions to Psychiatric Consultations, J Nerv Ment Dis, to be published.
Holstein, S., and Schwab, J.J.:  A Coordinated Consultation Program for Nurses and Psychiatrists , JAMA 194:491-493 ( (Nov 1) ) 1965;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Medical Patients' Reactions to Referring Physicians After Psychiatric Consultations , JAMA 195:1120-1122 ( (March 28) ) 1966;.

First Page Preview

First page PDF preview

Figures

Tables

Interactive Graphics

Video

Country-Specific Mortality and Growth Failure in Infancy and Yound Children and Association With Material Stature

Use interactive graphics and maps to view and sort country-specific infant and early dhildhood mortality and growth failure data and their association with maternal

Schwab, J.J., et al:  Differential Characteristics of Medical In-Patients Referred for Psychiatric Consultation: A Controlled Study , Psychosom Med 27:112-118 ( (March-April) ) 1965;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Problems in Psychosomatic Diagnosis: I. A Controlled Study of Medical Inpatients , Psychosomatics 5:369-373 ( (Nov-Dec) ) 1964;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Problems in Psychosomatic Diagnosis: II. Severity of Medical Illness and Psychiatric Consultations , Psychosomatics 6:69-72 ( (March-April) ) 1965;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Problems in Psychosomatic Diagnosis: III. Laboratory Procedures and Psychiatric Consultations , Psychosomatics 6:147-149 ( (May-June) ) 1965;.
Goldman, J., and Schwab, J.J.: Medical Illness and Patients' Attitudes. Somatopsychic Relationships, J Nerv Ment Dis, to be published.
Schwab, J.J., et al: Medical Inpatients' Reactions to Psychiatric Consultations, J Nerv Ment Dis, to be published.
Holstein, S., and Schwab, J.J.:  A Coordinated Consultation Program for Nurses and Psychiatrists , JAMA 194:491-493 ( (Nov 1) ) 1965;.
Schwab, J.J., et al:  Medical Patients' Reactions to Referring Physicians After Psychiatric Consultations , JAMA 195:1120-1122 ( (March 28) ) 1966;.

Correspondence

CME Course for:


You need to register in order to view this quiz.


To understand the clinical management of acute heart failure syndromes.
Accreditation Information The American Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The AMA designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM per course. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physicians who complete the CME course and score at least 80% correct on the quiz are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
Note: You must get at least of the answers correct to pass this quiz.
Note: You must get at least of the answers correct to pass this quiz.
You have not filled in all the answers to complete this quiz
The following questions were not answered:
Sorry, you have unsuccessfully completed this CME quiz with a score of
The following questions were not answered correctly:
For CME Course: A Proposed Model for Initial Assessment and Management of Acute Heart Failure Syndromes
Indicate what changes(s) you will implement in your practice, if any, based on this CME course.
To view and print your certificate and access a summary of your CME courses go to My CME.
NOTE:
Citing articles are presented as examples only. In non-demo SCM6 implementation, integration with CrossRef’s “Cited By” API will populate this tab (http://www.crossref.org/citedby.html).
Submit a Comment

Some tools below are only available to our subscribers or users with an online account.

Related Content

Customize your page view by dragging & repositioning the boxes below.