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[Practising psychiatry in a non-psychiatric hospital department: description of our experience (author's transl)]. 1982

D Hurvy

The author describes a practical set-up for practising psychiatry in a non-psychiatric department of a general hospital. Initially, patients were seen on an unorganized basis, each time psychiatric advice was asked for. Subsequently, a meeting was held each week, with all the staff members (physicians, nurses, social workers...) and the same consulting psychiatrist. This meeting serves several purposes: clinical evaluation of patients, training of staff members, exchange of information between hospital departments, and choice of treatment. The different situations leading to admission and the diversity of clinical pictures are described. Appropriate answers are more likely to be provided if each staff member is assigned clear-cut responsibilities.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010343	Patient Admission	The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.	Voluntary Admission,Admission, Patient,Admission, Voluntary,Admissions, Patient,Admissions, Voluntary,Patient Admissions,Voluntary Admissions
D011570	Psychiatry	The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
D003422	Critical Care	Health care provided to a critically ill patient during a medical emergency or crisis.	Intensive Care,Intensive Care, Surgical,Surgical Intensive Care,Care, Critical,Care, Intensive,Care, Surgical Intensive
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