Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6820017 | Psychosomatics | 2018 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Background: In November of 2017, The Academy of the Psychosomatic Medicine voted to change its name to the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. It followed a similar change in which the American Board of Medical Specialties voted to change the name of the field to Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. Objective: The authors, all instrumental in bringing about this change, discuss the history and rationale for this name change.
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Authors
Robert J. M.D., James M.D., Steven M.D., David M.D.,