1. [Liaison psychiatry in a general hospital: seven paradigmatic cases].
- Author
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Guerreiro DF, Barrocas D, Fernandes S, Coentre R, Navarro R, and Santos N
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Alcoholism psychology, Alzheimer Disease psychology, Bipolar Disorder diagnosis, Bipolar Disorder psychology, Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis, Borderline Personality Disorder psychology, Burns psychology, Confusion diagnosis, Confusion psychology, Depressive Disorder, Major diagnosis, Depressive Disorder, Major psychology, Female, Hospitals, General, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders psychology, Middle Aged, Panic Disorder diagnosis, Panic Disorder psychology, Schizophrenia, Paranoid diagnosis, Schizophrenia, Paranoid psychology, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome diagnosis, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome psychology, Tachycardia, Paroxysmal diagnosis, Tachycardia, Paroxysmal psychology, Young Adult, Hospitalization, Mental Disorders diagnosis, Psychiatry organization & administration
- Abstract
Through the use of case reports, this article reviews frequent causes that origin the need for psychiatric intervention in patients hospitalized in medical and surgical wards. Particular diagnosis aspects are focused, so is the necessity of integration of the biological, psychological and social dimensions of the patient. The integrated approach by the various members of the medical staff is also emphasised. The cases presented were observed in the Liaison Psychiatry Consult of the Psychiatry Service of Hospital Santa Maria, in Lisbon, between November 2007 and January 2008. Seven cases were selected because they reflect paradigms in the intervention of the Liaison Psychiatrist, and reflect the following psychiatric diagnosis: Panic Disorder; Paranoid Schizophrenia; Bipolar Disorder; Personality Disorder; Major Depression, Dementia and Abstinence Syndrome.
- Published
- 2009