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Joseph D Dragonetti1,2, Kamalika Roy3, Maureen K Cassady4
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders
|April 10, 2026
Summary
This service aids medical and surgical inpatients with psychiatric conditions. Rounds reports offer valuable insights for physicians at the medicine-psychiatry interface.
Area of Science:
- Medicine
- Psychiatry
Background:
- The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital addresses medical and surgical inpatients with co-occurring psychiatric issues.
- These patients often present complex medical or surgical problems alongside psychiatric symptoms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To summarize the diagnostic and management discussions from the Consultation Service rounds.
- To provide useful resources for clinicians working at the intersection of medicine and psychiatry.
Main Methods:
- The Consultation Service conducts twice-weekly rounds.
- Discussions focus on the diagnosis and management of hospitalized patients with comorbid medical/surgical and psychiatric conditions.
Main Results:
- Discussions during rounds generate comprehensive reports.
- These reports synthesize complex case information for clinical application.
Conclusions:
- The generated rounds reports are valuable for clinicians managing patients with combined medical and psychiatric complexities.
- This resource supports evidence-based practice for physicians at the medicine-psychiatry interface.
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