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Psychiatric consultation with general hospital chaplains. 1986

K V Kelly

This article describes a program in which psychiatrists serve as consultants to a group of chaplains working in a general hospital. The chaplains learn to use specific concepts and techniques from liaison psychiatry to evaluate and refine their own work. The consultants teach them about psychopathology in the medically ill, about the awareness and use of transference and countertransference reactions, and about how to define an appropriate role within the medical ward milieu. The article discusses the benefits of this consultation to chaplains and psychiatrists, especially in clarifying the role distinctions between the two groups.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007400	Interprofessional Relations	The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals.	Etiquette, Medical,Medical Etiquette,Relations, Interprofessional
D008297	Male		Males
D011570	Psychiatry	The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
D012017	Referral and Consultation	The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.	Consultation,Gatekeepers, Health Service,Hospital Referral,Second Opinion,Consultation and Referral,Health Service Gatekeepers,Hospital Referrals,Referral,Referral, Hospital,Referrals, Hospital,Consultations,Gatekeeper, Health Service,Health Service Gatekeeper,Opinion, Second,Opinions, Second,Referrals,Second Opinions
D002604	Chaplaincy Service, Hospital	Hospital department which administers religious activities within the hospital, e.g., pastoral care, religious services.	Hospital Chaplaincy Service,Service, Chaplaincy Hospital,Service, Hospital Chaplaincy,Chaplaincy Hospital Service,Chaplaincy Hospital Services,Chaplaincy Services, Hospital,Hospital Chaplaincy Services,Hospital Service, Chaplaincy,Hospital Services, Chaplaincy,Services, Chaplaincy Hospital,Services, Hospital Chaplaincy
D005260	Female		Females
D006748	Hospital Departments	Major administrative divisions of the hospital.	Departments, Hospital,Department, Hospital,Hospital Department
D006769	Hospitals, General	Large hospitals with a resident medical staff which provides continuous care to maternity, surgical and medical patients.	General Hospital,General Hospitals,Hospital, General
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012380	Role	The expected and characteristic pattern of behavior exhibited by an individual as a member of a particular social group.	Role Concept,Concept, Role,Concepts, Role,Role Concepts,Roles