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Summary
The Liaison Team provides multidisciplinary mental health consultations for the medically indigent. This approach ensures comprehensive, cost-effective care through crisis intervention and social work services.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Social Work
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Cook County Hospital's Department of Psychiatry established a Liaison Team.
- The team addresses the need for mental health services for the medically indigent population.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the multidisciplinary, crisis intervention approach used by the Liaison Team.
- To highlight the role of social work in providing comprehensive mental health care.
Main Methods:
- A generic, multidisciplinary crisis intervention model.
- Integration of social work functions within the psychiatric liaison team.
Main Results:
- Facilitation of humane, comprehensive, and cost-effective care.
- Social work involvement encompasses diagnosis, treatment, referral, and training.
Conclusions:
- The multidisciplinary approach is effective for the target population.
- Social work is integral to successful mental health consultation services.