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Whom, Why And How To Refer, Zigmond M. Lebensohn
Whom, Why And How To Refer, Zigmond M. Lebensohn
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
When a medical practitioner decides that the time has come to refer his patient to a specialist, certain psychological problems arise which may, at times, interfere with the smooth accomplishment of the referral. These problems can and do occur daily in medical practice, and it often makes little difference whether the specialist is a thoracic surgeon, a neurosurgeon or a psychiatrist. Referrals create certain anxieties and fears in the mind of the patient. Some of these anxieties are common to all referrals. The patient asks himself, "What's going on? What does the doctor think I really have? How serious is …
Recognition And Management Of Psychiatric Emergencies, John A. Ewing
Recognition And Management Of Psychiatric Emergencies, John A. Ewing
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
Emergencies are simply unforeseen occurrences which present themselves to physicians in a variety of ways. Indeed, a physician is not the first person on hand for most emergencies but may merely be called upon for appropriate intervention. Any of us can be presented with an emergency, psychiatric or otherwise, at any moment. However, each of us has his own particular probability of sampling psychiatric emergencies, depending upon who he is and what he does. In actual fact, psychiatric emergencies more often confront people other than psychiatrists, for example, the policeman, the social worker, and the general practitioner (Ewing, 1965). As …
What Referring Physicians Can Expect From The Psychiatrist, David R. Hawkins
What Referring Physicians Can Expect From The Psychiatrist, David R. Hawkins
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
I hope that I have persuaded you that the psychiatrist can be a very useful colleague to non-psychiatric physicians. He can be most useful if the referring physician works at developing a mutual learning relationship with him and keeping all lines of communication open.