Psychiatric consultation: When to request it and what is the role of the consultant

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 314-317

  Beck, David A ^a   Hemme, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING HOME; PARANOIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036738763     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(05)70547-8     Document Type: Article

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