Consultation psychiatry addresses the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders in patients with significant medical comorbidity.
The following is a partial list of reasons to consider referral:
Delirium
Mental Status Change
Depressive Disorders in the Medically Ill
Acute Mania in the Medically Ill
Anxiety Disorders and Panic
Evaluation for risk of self harm
Evaluation of dangerousness
Aggression and Behavior Problems
Dementia
Psychotic Disorders
Conversion Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Malingering and Factitious Disorders
Capacity Evaluations
Psychiatric Clearance for Surgery
Pre-transplant Evaluations
Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
Psychiatric symptoms secondary to medical condition or medications
Grief reactions
Coping with Illness
Addiction Disorders
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