Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service

The Psychiatry Consultation Liaison Service is dedicated to the psychiatric care of medical and surgical patients who develop neuropsychiatric manifestations of their medical illnesses, as well as those experiencing exacerbation of a pre-existing psychiatric condition.

We offer specialized psychiatric consultations throughout UConn John Dempsey Hospital in units including Intensive Care, Oncology, Cardiac Step Down, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Corrections, and Medical/Surgical units. In addition, we coordinate transfers to inpatient psychiatric units and referrals to outpatient psychiatric providers and to residential alcohol treatment facilities.

In addition to our consultations, our liaison with medical/surgical colleagues (M.D.s, R.N.s, and others) is equally important. We strive to address their clinical questions, offer education on psychiatric presentations and psychological factors that affect medical outcomes and care. We serve as experts in the medical/legal interface regarding capacity evaluations, utilization of Physician’s Emergency Certificates and applications to the probate court for conservator and for involuntary alcohol residential treatment. Consultation Liaison team is also part of interdisciplinary rounds with Palliative Care Medicine and educational rounds with Medicine teams.