Abstract
The problems of multiple competing psychosocial services led to the development of an interdisciplinary consultation program in a university-affiliated Veterans Administration Hospital. The need for integration of services is frequently recognized but difficult to achieve. Representatives from Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and Nursing worked out and carried through a coordinated plan to provide psychosocial consultation to the general hospital. Description of the initial experience focuses on the process of change within a traditional system. A case example which reflects the role and interaction of the disciplines is included. We found that the psychosocial system improved communication, established a pattern of interdisciplinary teaching and stressed preventive work.
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