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Psychiatric consultation in general medical settings is a valuable corollary to the work of other health care professionals. In various contexts, such consultation can be debased, however, to the point that the psychiatrist is serving as a technician rather than as a consultant in relation to several aspects of the informed consent process. The authors identify five inappropriate models of psychiatric consultation and review the proper approach to obtaining true informed consent.
The novel antipsychotic medications clozapine and olanzapine provide well-documented clinical improvement for some patients with psychosis. We interviewed 15 patients with chronic psychosis who demonstrated significant improvement on these new medications and offer a conceptual framework to organize their narratives. In our conceptual model, our patients' descriptions are divided into three broad areas: sense of self, sense of connection, and sense of purpose. We also highlight the opportunities for psychotherapy with this population.
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