scholarly journals Child and adolescent mental health services liaison with primary care services: A training opportunity in consultation

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Work Team ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Training Opportunity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Care Services ◽  
Important Means

Consultation is an important means of service delivery for child and adolescent mental health teams, and this is recognised in a number of recent national documents. For the past 6 years, a formalised training opportunity with a local child and family social work team has been in place on the West of Scotland higher specialist training rotation. The consultation process is described, highlighting the mutually beneficial relationship that has developed for both agencies.

Liaison psychiatry in rural general practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Russell ◽  
MacDara McCauley ◽  
John MacMahon ◽  
Sheila Casey ◽  
Heather McCullagh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
Liaison Psychiatry ◽  
The Past ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Care Services ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Professional Contact ◽  
Recent Government

AbstractThe recent government health strategy document described the integration between primary and secondary care in Ireland as often poor and outlined plans to redress this deficit. In mental health care, the gradual shift away from institutions over the past four decades has resulted in the GP becoming the most frequent professional contact for people with mental disorders. However, access to specialist opinion is usually available only for the fraction of psychiatric presentations which are formally referred to the psychiatric service.On-site psychiatric liaison to primary care is commonly practised in other countries but not in Ireland. Research in the area suggests possible advantages for approaches which aim to enhance GPs' psychiatric skills while selectively encouraging referral of more serious disorders. This model has been adopted by GPs and psychiatrists in east Cavan and may be relevant to other similar settings, especially in the context of forthcoming changes in the organisation of primary care services.

Consumer Measurement Systems and Child and Adolescent Mental Health

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard Bickman ◽  
Barry Nurcombe ◽  
Clare Townsend ◽  
Madge Belle ◽  
James Schut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Measurement Systems
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