Liaison Psychiatry Flashcards
What conditions are common in liaison psychiatry?
Emergency assessments in ED for self harm, suicidal thinking, acute crisis in mental health
Acute care on the wards for delirium, depression, anxiety,, medically unexplained symptoms, chronic disease, perinatal care
Substance misuse
What is Liaison Psychiatry?
A subspecialty of psychiatry concerned with the assessment and management of psychiatric and psychological illnesses in the general medical population.
What psychiatric disorder may arise from Hyperthyroidism?
Anxiety disorder
What psychiatric disorder may arise from Cushing’s disease?
Depression
What is a psychiatric side effect of steroids?
Mania
Delirium
What is psychiatric disorder may arise from Parkinson’s disease?
Psychosis as a result of medication
What psychiatric disorder may arise following amputation or cancer?
Adjustment disorder
Name 4 factors of physical illness that can influence the development of psychiatric illness
Disability Reduced self esteem Hopelessness Sick role Dependency and restricted social circle Financial problems Drug side effects Biological effects of physical illness: systemic or brain
Name 5 common indications for liaison psychiatry
Amongst the general medical population:
- Deliberate self-harm or suicidal ideation
- Issues of consent, capacity, or Sectioning
- Advice in patients with psych Hx
- Mood or anxiety symptoms
- Confusion or cognitive impairment
- Psychotic symptoms
- Drug and alcohol problems
- Eating disorders
- Medically unexplained symptoms