Handbook of Studies on General Hospital Psychiatry

This handbook draws together the conceptual and clinical issues, providing a comprehensive overview of the beginnings, scope, organization and functions of consultation-liaison psychiatry. Several important areas of general hospital psychiatry, often neglected in standard textbooks are included in this volume -these include the benefits of consultation-liaison psychiatry, consultation-liaison nursing, consultation-liaison research and burn-out in the health professions. Spanning 26 chapters, this handbook achieves its aim in providing a comprehensive review of the theoretical and clinical bases of general hospital psychiatry along with fully illustrating the current and future role of liaison psychiatry.