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The role of psychology in a multidisciplinary psychiatric inpatient setting: Perspective from the multidisciplinary team.

Lisa WoodClaire WilliamsJo BillingsSonia Johnson
Published in: Psychology and psychotherapy (2018)
The role of psychology in the psychiatric inpatient setting is valued by the multidisciplinary team. Psychology was not viewed as a first-line treatment option in the psychiatric inpatient setting but an 'add-on' to medical treatment. Psychology was a valued source of support for skilling-up and offering reflective space to the multidisciplinary team. Psychologists need to better promote their role and their skills to the multidisciplinary team.
Keyphrases
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