The relationship between the general practitioner and the clinical psychologist.
There is a growing tendency among general practitioners to pay more attention to the psychological factors involved in patients presenting with physical symptoms. A working relationship between a general practitioner and a clinical psychologist is described, with specific reference to the role of the clinical psychologist. Procedures used by the latter and by the general practitioner to diagnose and treat 7 female and 5 male patients are discussed. We suggest that this programme can be valuable for psychosomatic and minor psychiatric problems in patients presenting with somatic symptoms.
D000328:Adult; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011586:Psychology, Clinical; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*