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Psychiatric involvement in an Edinburgh hospice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
Palliative care is a growing speciality. The terminally ill suffer high levels of psychiatric morbidity. The involvement of one senior registrar in setting up a liaison psychiatry service to a Marie Curie Hospice in special interest sessions is described. A liaison-consultation model developed and 29 referrals are described over six months.
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- Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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