TY  - JOUR
T1  - PReoperative psychiatric consultation
AU  - Litin EM
Y1  - 1959/07/18
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1959.03010120005002
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1369
EP  - 1372
VL  - 170
IS  - 12
N2  - Preoperative psychiatric consultation can help not only in cases in which operation may be contraindicated from the psychiatric viewpoint but also in cases in which operation will prove to be helpful. By critically reviewing the diagnosis of psychoneurosis, the psychiatrist has been responsible for operations that have proved lifesaving. Also, through careful evaluation, the psychiatrist can determine when an indicated surgical procedure is not likely to result in relapse into an earlier psychiatric condition. Five case reports illustrate these various possibilities.
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1959.03010120005002
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010120005002
ER  -