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Seeking solutions for mental health problems in general practice
Author(s) -
Carr Vaughan J,
Reid Alexander L A
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138581.x
Subject(s) - mental health , general practice , primary care , primary health care , component (thermodynamics) , psychology , mental health care , nursing , health care , medical education , medicine , psychiatry , family medicine , political science , physics , law , thermodynamics
Mental health counsellors could provide one component of an integrated solution to the structural problems now inherent in the primary care of patients with mental health problems. Further training of general practitioners in interview and counselling skills is also essential.