Psychiatric consultation-liaison interventions: recollection, perception and outcome.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate recollection, perception and outcome of psychiatric consultation in a general hospital.

Methods: 321 patients with three main diagnoses (substance use, affective, and adjustment disorders), who had been examined by consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrists within the past twelve months, initially took part in a telephone interview and were subsequently asked to complete and return questionnaires by mail.

Results: Response rates for the telephone interview were 75.