Rounds in the General Hospital
For hospitalized patients with complex medical or surgical problems who also demonstrate psychiatric symptoms, Dr Stern discusses diagnosis and management with members of the Consultation Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. These rounds reports will prove useful for clinicians practicing at the interface of medicine and psychiatry.
Rounds in the General Hospital
Rectal Insertion of Foreign Bodies
September 29, 2026
Psychiatric consultation can address the shame associated with hospitalization for rectal insertion of foreign objects, provide harm-reduction counseling, facilitate outpatient referral, and manage countertransference reactions among staff.
