Abstract
Four patterns of child psychiatrist cooperation which have implications for prevention are described: Autonomous Psychiatric Unit; Consultation; Collaboration; and Executive Partnership. These represent a gradient of increasing participation of psychiatrists inside the other department in the treatment of patients, in case responsibility, and in administrative authority over the service system.
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The authors are affiliated with the Department of Child Psychiatry, Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospitals, Jerusalem.
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Caplan, G., LeBow, H., Gavarin, M. et al. Patterns of cooperation of child psychiatry with other departments in hospitals. J Primary Prevent 2, 40–49 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01324576
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