Liaison mental health services
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198568988.003.0014
Liaison mental health services 386
The process of liaison mental health care 388
Liaison mental health nursing competencies 390
Working with specific physical and psychosomatic disorders 392
Assessing capacity to consent 394
Liaison mental health services (LMHS) provide support to non-mental health practitioners and services. They aim to meet the psychological and mental health needs of patients receiving primary treatment for a non-mental health problem. They may also offer services in emergency departments to patients whose presenting problem is one of mental distress. It is estimated that up to 65% of medical inpatients have psychiatric symptoms....
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