Survey of Liaison Psychiatry in England

Scope Liaison psychiatry is the interface between physical and psychological health. It provides psychiatric treatment to patients attending general hospitals, whether they attend out-patient clinics, accident & emergency departments or are admitted to in-patient wards. There is now abundant evidence that medical and surgical patients have a high prevalence of psychiatric disorder which can be effectively treated with psychological or pharmacological methods. Liaison Psychiatry suggests that every NHS hospital shou...