Open AccessThe treatment of common mental health problems in general practice
Author(s) -
John Bushnell,
Deborah McLeod,
Anthony Dowell,
Clare Salmond,
Stella Ramage,
Sunny Collings,
Peter Ellis,
Marjan Kljakovic,
Lynn McBain
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.955
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1460-2229
pISSN - 0263-2136
DOI - 10.1093/fampra/cmi097
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , mental health , general practice , depression (economics) , psychiatry , cross sectional study , family medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Previous studies report GPs under-treat mental health disorders, particularly depression, and treatments are non-specific and lack an evidence base. They conclude further training and education of GP's is required.
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