2012
The Role of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrists in Improving Health Care of Patients with Schizophrenia
Wiechers IR, Freudenreich O. The Role of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrists in Improving Health Care of Patients with Schizophrenia. Journal Of The Academy Of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2012, 54: 22-27. PMID: 23194936, DOI: 10.1016/j.psym.2012.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health CareHumansPatient Care TeamPsychiatryReferral and ConsultationSchizophrenia
2008
Behavioral observations reflected on consultation requests from primary medical-surgical services: Are they predictive of delirium diagnosis and outcomes?
Xiong GL, Wiechers IR, Bourgeois JA, Gagliardi JP. Behavioral observations reflected on consultation requests from primary medical-surgical services: Are they predictive of delirium diagnosis and outcomes? Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2008, 66: 177-181. PMID: 19154861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical-surgical teamConsultation requestsHighest likelihood ratioDiagnosis of deliriumSystemic medical conditionsFinal clinical diagnosisMedical-surgical servicesClassification of patientsLower mortality rateDelirium subtypesLikelihood ratioReadmission ratesClinical outcomesDEP groupDelirium outcomesDelirium diagnosisMultivariate regression modelCognitive dysfunctionMedical conditionsPsychosomatic servicesDeliriumConsult requestsMortality rateBehavior disturbancesPatients