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Nawal Nasser
Department of Psychiatry, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Establishing De Novo, a Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) Service in a Tertiary Hospital ? Practical Considerations and Challenges.
Author(s): Nawal Nasser*
Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP), also known as psychosomatic medicine, is a subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses on the care of patients with comorbid psychiatric and general medical/surgical conditions. CLP deals with the understanding and advancement of medical science, education, and the provision of healthcare for medically ill patients. There is a significant benefit in integrating inpatient CLP services. It facilitates diagnosis and management of patients with complex comorbid psychiatric and general medical conditions. Patients and their physicians perceive CLP services as destigmatizing, and often as a mean of ensuring optimal continuity of care. There are practical considerations, advantages and challenges that need to be considered when establishing a CLP service in any general hospital setting. Advantages include the provision of specialized multi-professional and .. View more»