@article{ref1,
title="The medical-psychiatric unit: added value for patients, physicians and hospitals",
journal="Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde",
year="2004",
author="van Waarde, J. A. and Richter, C. and Müller, M. E. and Verwey, B.",
volume="148",
number="5",
pages="209-211",
abstract="Physical and mental illnesses commonly occur together. The quality of physical care in institutions for mental health in the Netherlands is not guaranteed. The cases of a 63-year-old woman with a schizoaffective disorder and diabetes mellitus who became delirious after surgery and a 76-year-old suicidal man with a psychotic disorder due to hydrocobalamine deficiency after major heart surgery show that the so-called medical-psychiatric unit, which is a part of the Psychiatric Department of a general hospital, may have several advantages in the treatment of combined physical and mental disorders. Both patients were admitted to such a unit. In this way, the internist of the first patient could continue to treat her and she could be treated with an infusion, urinary catheter and gastric intubation; in addition, laboratory investigations could be performed. The second patient, whose safety required primary attention, could also be treated for his somatic disorders and a delirium could be ruled out. His family was assisted in recovering from their traumatic life experience caused by his suicide attempt.<p /><p>Language: nl</p>",
language="nl",
issn="0028-2162",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}