NEUROBEHAVIOR ROUNDS - THEIR ROLE IN PROMOTING PSYCHIATRIC LIAISON INA NEUROLOGY INPATIENT UNIT

Authors
RAMCHANDANI D SCHINDLER BA MATTHEWS MK
Citation
D. Ramchandani et al., NEUROBEHAVIOR ROUNDS - THEIR ROLE IN PROMOTING PSYCHIATRIC LIAISON INA NEUROLOGY INPATIENT UNIT, Psychosomatics, 34(6), 1993, pp. 512-518
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychology,Psychiatry,Psychology
Journal title
Psychosomatics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00333182
Volume
34
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
512 - 518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-3182(1993)34:6<512:NR-TRI>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A joint neurobehavior conference was established utilizing the models of Lipowski's Montreal conference and Geschwind's aphasia and neurobeh avior rounds at the Boston VA Hospital in 1991. The authors report on the usefulness of this conference in promoting the goals of psychiatri c consultation and liaison on a neurology inpatient unit, specifically on patient care, education, and collegiality. The value of the multid isciplinary approach in solving complex neuropsychiatric problems is a lso discussed.