Therapeutic Approaches to the Patients Who were Referred for Psychiatric Consultation from Medical Departments - Psychosocial Aspects in Consultation-liaison Psychiatry -

정신과에 의뢰된 내과계 환자들에 대한 치료적 접근 - 정신사회적 측면 -

To become an effective and successful consultation-liasion psychiatrist the psychiatrist should consider two aspects of consultation before he/she meets his/her patients. First the psychiatrist should understand the internal need and psychological state of patients who visited their physician before being refered to a psychiatrist So psychiatrists should be careful in the evaluation of the patient's intention whether they are willing to accept the psychiatric treatment approach or not Second the psychiatrist should understand the situation and the physician's internal need in the consultation. Psychiatrists should recognize whether there are any factors which interfere with the mutual understanding and cooperation between physicians and psychiatrist.