Anne S. Bergman

Consultation-liaison training for child psychiatrists: Results of a survey

As a first step toward improving the quality of training for child psychiatrists in the increasingly important area of consultation-liaison work, a survey of current educational experiences in child psychiatry programs was carried out. Sixty-four programs (61% of those sampled) responded to a questionnaire and request for information. The consultation-liaison field remains minimally emphasized, as three-fourths of the programs devote less than 11% of the fellowship training time experiences to this area. Variations in the rotations are summarized, and five reasons for the low priority of consultation-liaison training are proposed.

A Self-Help Group for the Parents of Asthmatic Children

Asthma is different. Frequently it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Family physicians seem loath to make the diagnosis because of connotations of in~rtalidism; Parents and grandparents plead for reassurance that the child will grow out of it. Teachers and coaches insist that the disease is all psychologic. The medical profession offers little comfc~rt. It may even be suggested that the meals pre‘