British journal of hospital medicine
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The transfer of critically ill patients between hospitals is difficult for staff and dangerous for patients. A dedicated helicopter transfer scheme has been designed to deal with these problems.
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Letter Case Reports
Anaesthetic management of delivery in a morbidly obese patient.
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Psychogenic regional pain develops in association with emotional stress. This article suggests that the role of the liaison psychiatrist is to encourage other clinicians to evaluate emotional factors, restrict excessive investigation and provide appropriate reassurance and treatment for such problems.
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In the second article in this series we describe some of the newer options in respiratory support and pharmacological intervention which, although largely experimental at present, may prove to be of benefit in the future.
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Successful clinical management of schizophrenia entails the skilled provision of neuroleptic drugs, stress management, skills training and specific psychological interventions. The integration of these treatments can only be achieved within the context of an efficient team that includes mental health professionals, social workers, general practitioners and, above all, patients and their families.