CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSULTATION-LIAISON PSYCHIATRY IN THE MANAGED CARE ENVIRONMENT

While the evolving managed care revolution is dramatically changing th e clinical, educational, and economic systems in which consultation-li aison (C-L) psychiatrists must operate, this revolution also presents several important opportunities for those in C-L psychiatry. The autho rs, who are academic department chairs and formerly directed C-L divis ions, discuss C-L psychiatry's potential involvement and suggest appro aches to effectively address key aspects of these changes.