Consultation-liaison to general practitioners coming of age: The South Australian psychiatrists' experience

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-211

  Williams, Anne Sved ^a,b,e   Dodding, Jane ^a   Wilson, Ian ^a   Fuller, Jeffrey ^a,c   Wade, Victoria ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Services   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d SA Divisions of General Practice Incorporated   (Australia)

^e Helen Mayo House   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultation liaison; Evaluation; General practitioner; Psychiatrist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LIAISON PSYCHIATRY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIST; SATISFACTION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33748465305     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1665.2006.02276.x     Document Type: Article

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