Part I: Further evolution of a literature database: The international use of a common software structure and methodology for the establishment of national consultation/liaison databases

James J. Strain, Ricardo Campos-Rodenas, Serafim Carvalho, Albert Diefenbacher, Ulrik F. Malt, Graeme Smith, Richard Mayou, John Lyons, H. Kurasawa, Luis Guillermo Ruiz-Flores, Angela Cartagena-Rochas, Paulo Zimmerman, Jay J. Strain

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Abstract

Every day there are 6000-7000 papers published in science. Since the C-L psychiatrist may be asked to consult on a patient with any medical illness, and who may be on any medical drug, methods need to be developed to review the recent literature and have an awareness of current findings. At the same time, teachers need to develop a current listing of seminal papers for trainees and practitioners of this subspecialty of psychiatry. Experts chosen because of their writings and acknowledged contributions to their subspecialty interests have sifted through thousands of articles to select the ones they regard as the most important for trainees in C-L psychiatry. In addition, certain countries-Spain, Portugal, Germany, Mexico, Australia and Brazil are developing national databases of C-L literature not only for their own use, but also to bring them to the attention of other parts of the world. This fifth iteration of the C-L literature database has especially targeted the period of 1996-1999-the millennium issue-in order to have easier access to contemporary essential studies on common problems. Part II of this issue describes the seminal cardiac drug-psychotropic drug interactions that the C-L psychiatrist may encounter in the most common medical disease in the United States-coronary heart disease-with advise to the practitioner as to their management. The use of the Internet and institutional Intranets is described. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)402-407
Number of pages6
JournalGeneral Hospital Psychiatry
Volume21
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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