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- Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 The Assessment Process in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Notes on Training Pathways in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 3 Nursing in Consultation-Liaison Settings
- Chapter 4 Psychological Reaction to Physical Illness
- Chapter 5 Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts
- Chapter 6 Depression in Medical Settings
- Chapter 7 Functional Somatic Symptoms
- Chapter 8 Alcohol Misuse
- Chapter 9 Substance Misuse
- Chapter 10 Psychosis in General Hospital Settings
- Chapter 11 Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the General Hospital
- Chapter 12 The Neurology–Psychiatry Interface
- Chapter 13 Perinatal Psychiatry
- Chapter 14 Paediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 15 Psychological Treatment
- Chapter 16 Legal and Ethical Issues in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 17 Social Aspects of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 18 Education for Acute Hospital Staff
- Chapter 19 Considerations in the Planning and Delivery of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services
- Chapter 20 Outcome Measurement in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 21 The Evidence Base for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 22 Primary Care Consultation-Liaison Services
- Chapter 23 Emergency Department Psychiatry
- Chapter 24 Setting Standards for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services
- Chapter 25 Policy to Practice
- Chapter 26 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Index
- References
Chapter 17 - Social Aspects of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2024
- Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- College Seminars Series
- Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 The Assessment Process in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 2 Notes on Training Pathways in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 3 Nursing in Consultation-Liaison Settings
- Chapter 4 Psychological Reaction to Physical Illness
- Chapter 5 Self-Harm and Suicidal Thoughts
- Chapter 6 Depression in Medical Settings
- Chapter 7 Functional Somatic Symptoms
- Chapter 8 Alcohol Misuse
- Chapter 9 Substance Misuse
- Chapter 10 Psychosis in General Hospital Settings
- Chapter 11 Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the General Hospital
- Chapter 12 The Neurology–Psychiatry Interface
- Chapter 13 Perinatal Psychiatry
- Chapter 14 Paediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 15 Psychological Treatment
- Chapter 16 Legal and Ethical Issues in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 17 Social Aspects of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 18 Education for Acute Hospital Staff
- Chapter 19 Considerations in the Planning and Delivery of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services
- Chapter 20 Outcome Measurement in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 21 The Evidence Base for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Chapter 22 Primary Care Consultation-Liaison Services
- Chapter 23 Emergency Department Psychiatry
- Chapter 24 Setting Standards for Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Services
- Chapter 25 Policy to Practice
- Chapter 26 Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Index
- References
Summary
Taking a history is an essential part of patient care for all clinicians but there can be a tendency for the social history to be brief, formulaic or even absent. The possible reasons for this and how liaison psychiatry might respond, given that history-taking skills are highly developed in the specialty, are described. The individual in the wider multidisciplinary team who is best placed to take a social history from a patient is considered, reviewing the attitudes of both doctors and nurses alongside evidence from studies where frameworks have been established to take the social history from all patients. The sources of information other than the patient that might be considered are described. Several key aspects of the social history are explored in detail – debt, employment, housing and social isolation. The evidence of impact on physical health and mental health is detailed for each, together with a summary of the evidence of benefit for interventions. Finally, the issue of how the information obtained should be shared and with whom and what can be done to improve patient outcomes is discussed.
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- Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry , pp. 288 - 300Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024