what is consultation liaison psychiatry? · 2020. 5. 26. · what is consultation liaison...
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What is Consultation-Liaison
Psychiatry?
"Consultation-liaison psychiatrists specialize in the diagnosisand management of psychiatric disorders that are comorbid
with general medical/surgical illness.
In addition to psychiatric comorbidity, there is a broad area ofpsychiatric adverse effects of systemically administered
medications (e.g., corticosteroids, other immunomodulators,CNS-active agents) and the often complicated systemic
medical and psychiatric adverse effects of medications usedfor primary psychiatric illness (eg, anticonvulsants, lithium,
antipsychotics, antidepressants)."
- Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (ACLP)
Where do C-LPsychiatrists usually
Practice ?
Psychiatric Symptoms associated withParkinson disease
Mult ip le sclerosis
Stroke/cerebrovascular d isease
Dementia
Epi lepsy
Del i r ium
Diabetes mel l i tus
Hyper- or hypothyroid ism
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Giant Cel l Arter it is
Rheumatoid Arthr it is
Cardiovascular Diseases
COMMON CONDITIONSTREATED BY A C -L PSYCHIATRIST :
Primary Care Clinics
Specialty Clinics
Hospitals or Medical Centers
Surgical Centers
Solo Practices
Telemedicine Consults
Research Inst i tut ions
For more information visit www.simplypsychedu.com
www.clpsychiatry.org