1. Frank, J., “Fereword.” Kiev, A., ed.,Magic, Faith, and Healing. New York, Free Press, 1964, p. viii.
2. For that matter, the Chaplain's Office has no precise knowledge of how many patients it itself serves: “Perhaps we should be keeping a record of this sort of thing, but we don't.”
3. It should be remarked that not all psychiatrists accept this convergence or are interested in contributing to it. Many prefer to remain strictly within the realm of traditional “mental illness” in their personal theory and practice of psychiatry.
4. In support of this position, see Lidz, T., and Fleck, S., “Integration of Medical and Psychiatric Methods and Objectives on a Medical Service,”Psychosomatic Medicine 1950,12, 103–107.
5. For further discussion of patient behavior as a basis for the internist's consultation request, see Meyer, E., and Mendelson, M., “Psychiatric Consultations with Patients on Medical and Surgical Wards: Patterns and Processes,”Psychiatry, 1961,24, 197–220.