PREOPERATIVE PSYCHIATRIC CONSULTATION
- 18 July 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 170 (12) , 1369-1372
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010120005002
Abstract
Preoperative psychiatric consultation can help not only in cases in which operation may be contraindicated from the psychiatric viewpoint but also in cases in which operation will prove to be helpful. By critically reviewing the diagnosis of psychoneurosis, the psychiatrist has been responsible for operations that have proved lifesaving. Also, through careful evaluation, the psychiatrist can determine when an indicated surgical procedure is not likely to result in relapse into an earlier psychiatric condition. Five case reports illustrate these various possibilities.Keywords
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