Seminars in Liaison Psychiatry (College Seminars Series)

An up-to-date overview of a wide range of common clinical areas within the liaison psychiatry sub-specialty.
Provides practical advice for clinicians to use in their daily practice when carrying out psychiatric assessment and treatment in the general hospital setting.
Includes a chapter of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and extended matching items (EMIs) for self-testing.
Liaison psychiatrists provide psychiatric treatment to patients attending general hospitals and deal with the interface between physical and psychological health.
Part of the successful College Seminars Series of textbooks.

Readership

Psychiatric trainees and liaison psychiatrists.

Related titles

There are 9 other titles in the College Seminars Series, the latest of which is Workplace-Based Assessments in Psychiatry (2nd edn), from 2011, ISBN 9781908020062. Should sell well alongside Essentials of Physical Health in Psychiatry, due Aug 2012, ISBN 9781908020406.

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