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The evaluation of a consultation-liaison service
P C Chandarana1, P Conlon, N Steinberg
1University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
General Hospital Psychiatry
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
The demographics, referral patterns, and diagnoses of a psychiatric consultation-liaison service during a 1-year period are reported. A comparison with data from a similar evaluation of the same service 10 years previously showed stability in most variables. The data suggest that mere availability of a consultation-liaison service does not necessarily lead to increased utilization and highlights the need to forge specific links with other specialties. The use of DSM-III diagnoses in a consultation-liaison service is discussed.