Am J Psychiatry 1977; 134:253-256
Copyright © 1977 by American Psychiatric Association
The medical setting: is it beyond the psychiatrist?
JJ Strain
Recent events in medicine have afforded psychiatrists an opportunity to
move beyond the traditional boundaries of their involvement in the medical
setting. The growing preoccupation of the medically ill and their families
with the psychosocial aspects of medical illness, their growing
dissatisfaction with current patterns of patient care, and internists'
increased awareness of the psychological needs of the nonpsychiartic
medical patient have led to a rethinking of mind-body dualism and to
increased involvement of the psychiatrist in general medical care.
