Am J Psychiatry 1978; 135:413-419
Copyright © 1978 by American Psychiatric Association
The adult psychiatrist in the medical environment
GL Moore
To function effectively in the medical environment a psychiatrist must be
comfortable with the skills and values of medicine. He or she must nurture
his or her original knowledge in this area with an ongoing learning
program. Certain problems are uniquely encountered in this environment. The
psychiatrist must understand that various psychiatric disorders may be
masked by or may mask somatic complaints. He or she must expect to deal
with threatened and threatening patients. Most important, the psychiatrist
must understand that to be effective he or she must make a commitment to
involvement.
