An evaluation of the effectiveness of a consultation-liaison psychiatry service in general practice

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 714-725

  Carr, Vaughan J ^a,b   Lewin, Terry J ^b   Reid, Alexander L A ^a   Walton, Jane M ^b   Faehrmann, Catherine ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultation liaison psychiatry; General practice; Outcome evaluation; Service effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0030700433     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679709062685     Document Type: Article

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