ABSTRACT

Foundations of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry: The Bumpy Road to Specialization documents the development of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry from its inception to the present. The book draws on contributions from philosophy, physiology, psychoanalysis, epidemiology and other disciplines to define the broad scope of the field. Distinctions and similarities between Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine will be of interest to psychiatrists, social workers, and health psychologists, as well as students, residents, and fellows pursuing careers in these disciplines.

chapter |36 pages

Psyche and Soma

Struggles to Close the Gap

chapter |105 pages

Seeds and Roots

chapter |15 pages

Remnants of Philosophy

The Vexing Mind-Body Problem

chapter |23 pages

Physiology

Cannon's Shot Heard Round the World

chapter |17 pages

Psychoanalysis

The Mysterious Leap

chapter |14 pages

Psychosomatic Roots

chapter |17 pages

Epidemiology

Neither Physiology nor Philosophy

chapter |58 pages

Crises and Benefactors

chapter |28 pages

“Foundational Support”

When They Say It Isn't the Money

chapter |28 pages

A “Lack of Means”

chapter |16 pages

Prelude to Specialization

chapter |15 pages

Specialization at Last

Hopeful Remedy

chapter |23 pages

Post-Specialization

chapter |21 pages

Specialization

Boon or Bane?