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Primary care guidance on debt and mental health
- Authors:
- FITCH Chris, MAMO Emma, CAMPION Jonathan
- Publishers:
- Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- London
A factsheet for primary care practitioner which looks at the relationship between debt and mental health, and the ways practitioners can help patients to deal with their debt. It explains how debt problems increase the risk of mental health problems, and how mental illness increases the risk of debt problems. It highlights five ways in which general practitioners can make a difference: spotting problems, talking about debt, referring patients to debt advice services, providing medical evidence without charging, and look at ways primary care services can help prevent patient financial problems by working with debt advice services. Although this guidance is aimed at those working in primary care, it will be useful for those working across all areas of health and social care. (Edited publisher abstract)