The function of the psychiatric consultant is a problem that has received increasing attention in the past 15 years. Over this period psychiatric consultation has become much commoner in the operation of casework agencies, school programs, and other community organizations. In the general hospital setting the role of the psychiatric consultant has changed considerably. It has enlarged in scope and has become considerably more than a diagnostic or intermediary service prior to commitment. In the hospital a greater therapeutic function is expected of the consultant. With these changes have come many questions related to the altered role of the psychiatric consultant and to a clearer definition of the nature of the service he has to offer. Fresh interest in the problems of psychiatric consultation is reflected in an enlarged literature which has appeared since World War II. The major contributors to this literature have

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An approach to psychiatric consultation in the general hospital.

Psychiatric consultation in case work agencies

The use of the consultant workshop, 1955

Psychiatric program in an agency serving youth.

Epidemiological studies of psychiatric disorders have repeatedly shown that in most populations low social and low economic positions are associated with higher rates of psychopathology.1 The disadvantaged status contributes to the intensity and frequency of all social indicators of impaired mental health. Welfare workers, who are called upon to assist these segments of the population,2 often have only limited professional and technical preparation to cope with the mental health needs of disturbed clients and their troubled families. This alone would make it desirable for welfare staff to have easy access to support and consultations by mental health professionals.

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