C-L Case Conference: Explicit, Implicit, and Tacit Consultation Questions for a Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Agitation

Author Department

Psychiatry

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

7-2024

Abstract

We present the case of a 23-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history who was transferred from a community hospital for management of agitation and severe thrombocytopenia. Experts in consultation-liaison psychiatry deconstruct the consultation question in this case. The importance of addressing superficial and hidden aspects of a consultation are reviewed via the concepts of explicit, implicit, and tacit consultation questions.

Keywords: Agitation management; Explicit questions; Implicit questions; Psychiatric consultation; Tacit questions; Thrombocytopenia.

PMID

39004344

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