May02 ACLP Name Change Video
A video celebrating the Academy’s name change was broadcast at the American Psychiatric Association’s New York Annual Meeting in early […] Read More
In November 2017 the membership of APM voted to change its name to the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. As of April 16, this new name is now in effect.
CLP 2018
November 13-17, 2018 – Orlando, FL
“Branding C-L Psychiatry: Defining the Breadth and Depth of Our Subspecialty”
We are pleased to announce the annual meeting's new name as Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry 2018 (CLP 2018), which will continue to grow as the point of convergence for our subspeciality. Save the date!
The Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry represents psychiatrists dedicated to the advancement of medical science, education, and health care for persons with comorbid psychiatric and general medical conditions.
Tune into ACLP’s podcast series, hosted by this year's President Rundell and Past President Boland as they address current issues facing the Academy and the profession.
A video celebrating the Academy’s name change was broadcast at the American Psychiatric Association’s New York Annual Meeting in early […] Read More
Popular Articles May Help as You Plan Content for This Year’s Annual Meeting Adapted from the Read More
Academy Joins Allied Organizations to Express “Deep Concern” Over HHS’ LGBTQ Strategy The Academy is among 32 national health care […] Read More
Electronic Medical Record Reporting Enhances Proactive Psychiatric Consultation
Numerous studies have demonstrated that psychiatric and substance use issues in general hospital inpatients result in increased length of stay and associated costs. Additional studies have demonstrated that proactive consultation models in psychiatry can effectively address these problems. Selecting patients for proactive interventions is less well studied. We sought to develop an automated, electronic medical record (EMR) based screening tool to select patients who might benefit from proactive psychiatric consultation. Read More
Progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus syndrome presenting as catatonia
In this case report, we discuss a patient who was initially diagnosed with catatonia, and was later found to have GAD-65 associated progressive encephalomyelitis with rigidity and myoclonus (PERM) syndrome, which is a variant of an autoimmune condition known as stiff person syndrome. Her catatonia was initially treated with benzodiazepines and ECT, and later in her hospitalization course was treated with steroids, IVIG, and rituximab. She had marked recovery returning near to baseline within months. Read More
We welcome and encourage professionals and trainees with an interest in consultation-liaison psychiatry to join us in becoming an active member of the ACLP and taking advantage of the opportunities afforded to members.
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