Foundations of consultation-liaison psychiatry : the bumpy road to specialization / Don R. Lipsitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lipsitt, Don R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consultation-liaison psychiatry.

Mental Disorders.

Psychiatry.

Referral and Consultation.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Disorders.

Psychiatry.

Referral and Consultation.

Physical Description:

xx, 293 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Foundations of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: The Bumpy Road to Specialization documents the development of consultation-liaison psychiatry from its inception to the present. The book draws on contributions from philosophy, physiology, psychoanalysis, epidemiology and other disciplines to define the broad scope of the field. Distinctions and similarities between consultation-liaison psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine will be of interest to psychiatrists, social workers, and health psychologists, as well as students, residents, and fellows pursuing careers in these disciplines. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I Seeds and Roots 37

Preamble 37

1 Remnants of Philosophy: The Vexing Mind-Body Problem 39

2 Physiology: Cannon's Shot Heard Round the World 54

3 Psychoanalysis: The Mysterious Leap 77

4 Psychosomatic Roots 94

5 Epidemiology: Neither Physiology nor Philosophy 108

6 Beginnings of Consultation and Liaison 125

Section II Crises and Benefactors 143

Preamble 143

7 "Foundational Support": When They Say It Isn't the Money 145

8 A "Lack of Means" 173

Section III The Process of Specialty Recognition 201

Preamble 201

9 Prelude to Specialization 203

10 Specialization at Last: Hopeful Remedy 219

Section IV Post-Specialization 235

Preamble 235

11 Specialization: Boon or Bane? 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138906273

1138906271

9781138906259

1138906255

OCLC:

928239024