Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry vs Psychosomatic Medicine: What ’s in a name?

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.

Source: Psychosomatics - November 22, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert J. Boland, James Rundell, Steven Epstein, David Gitlin Tags: Perspective Source Type: research