Insulin overdose among patients with diabetes: a readily available means of suicide.
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The Psychiatric Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) sees medical and surgical inpatients with comorbid psychiatric symptoms and conditions. Such consultations require the integration of medical and psychiatric knowledge. During their twice-weekly rounds, Dr Stern and other members of the Consultation Service discuss the diagnosis and management of conditions confronted. These discussions have given rise to rounds reports that will prove useful for clinicians practicing at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Primary care companion to the Journal of clinical psychiatry
دوره 11 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009