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Accuracy of general practitioner's prognosis of the 1-year course of depression and generalised anxiety
- Authors:
- van den BRINK Rob H.S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 178, January 2001, pp.18-22.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
A prognosis serves important functions for the management of common mental disorders in primary care. This research aimed to establish the accuracy of the general practitioner's (GP) prognosis. Modest agreement between GP prognosis and course was found, both for depression and generalised anxiety. The researchers conclude that general practitioners do a fair job in predicting the 1-year course of depression and generalised anxiety. Even so, their performance falls significantly short of attainable performance.
Mental healthcare matters in primary care
- Authors:
- CHAMBERS Ruth, BOATH Elizabeth, WAKEY Gill
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Medical Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 212p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
The 'National service framework for mental health' aims to provide uniformly good systems so that mental health problems are detected and therefore treated early. This book sets out how learning more about mental health and reviewing current practice can be incorporated into a personal development plan, or practice learning plan. It shows how to integrate quality improvements into everyday work, and bridges the gap between theory and practice. Doctors, nurses and practice managers can build up a personal development plan, or a practice professional development plan, through completing the exercises at the end of each chapter, and it demonstrates how to include clinical governance in the mental healthcare services they offer. Includes chapters on: depression; generalised anxiety disorder; obsessive compulsive disorder; stress; schizophrenia; and dementia.
Child mental health in primary care
- Authors:
- SPENDER Quentin, et al
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe Medical Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 383p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Aims to help professionals in primary care assess, manage and refer children and adolescents with mental health problems. Lists problems that can present at any stage of childhood, and those specific to infancy, school age children and adolescents, with definitions, assessment outlines, detailed management options and indications for referral.