Background: Mental illness correlates with an increased length of stay (LOS) for patients
hospitalized for medical conditions. While psychiatric consultations help manage mental …

Background Some studies suggest intensive psychiatric consultation services facilitate
medical care and reduce length of stay (LOS) in general hospitals. Objective To compare …

Objective To describe a new service model for the psychiatric care of general hospital
inpatients, called Proactive Integrated Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry ('Proactive Integrated …

Objective: Co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders, highly prevalent in
general medical inpatients, are associated with longer Lengths of Stay (LOS) and higher …

In 2019, the American Psychiatric Association Council on Consultation-Liaison (CL)
Psychiatry convened a work group to develop a resource document on proactive CL …

Objective The aim of this study was to review how the effectiveness of consultation liaison
psychiatry (CLP) services has been measured and to evaluate the strength of the evidence …

Objective Roughly half of general hospital patients may have a psychiatric issue that impacts
care, yet most of these are not recognized during hospital admission. Proactive mental …

Objective Recent studies have shown an association between proactive psychiatric
consultation on medical units and shorter length of stay. The aim of this study was to assess …

Objective We report on a quality improvement program to co-manage patients with co-
morbid medical and psychiatric disorders in the general hospital. A philanthropic donation …

Objectives To describe the practical experience of delivering a proactive and integrated
consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatry service model (PICLP). PICLP is designed for older …