Abstract
The historical background and the situation in Italy are not different to that described in Spain: since the late ’80s, the number of general hospital specific structured consultationliaison psychiatry services has progressively increased, and similar dedicated services have been established in primary care. Services of clinical psychology also exist in many hospitals or district areas. In recent times the Italian Society of consultation-liaison psychiatry (SIPC) has become one of the most active among national psychiatric associations1,2. Though the diffusion and strength of consultation-liaison psychiatry is very heterogeneous and sometimes depending on the interest and enthusiasm of individual colleagues, we are continuously collecting evidence of a growing popularity, based on scientific credibility and clinical relevance, both among psychiatrists and other physicians.
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