Ownership, responsibility and hospital care: lessons for the consultation psychiatrist
General Hospital PsychiatryPublished 21 April 2008
Nicholas Kontos, Oliver Freudenreich, John Querques
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Understanding and channeling ownership back to the consultee, while appropriately gauging and embracing one's responsibility, form a two-pronged approach to clarifying one's role in consultations.
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Understanding and channeling ownership back to the consultee, while appropriately gauging and embracing one's responsibility, form a two-pronged approach to clarifying one's role in consultations.
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