Consultation/Liaison Psychiatry During Covid-19

Abstract

Consultation/liaison (C/L) psychiatry is a subspecialty that focuses on treating people with mental health disorders that co-exist with medical conditions.[1, 2] As part of patient evaluations, the C/L psychiatrist relates to and contends with the issues of others beside the patient: physicians, nurses, family, visitors, and patient roommates.[3] Dealing with pain and/or preoccupation with medical concerns, as well as being surrounded by hospital alarms and monitors, creates additional obstacles to establishing rapport and empathy.