Primary care psychiatry: the case for action.
Since the introduction of the National Health Service a number of epidemiological enquiries have established the importance of mental disorders in the field of primary care. Examples are provided from the work of the General Practice Research Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. The results furnish a rational basis for collaborative action between research workers, general practitioners and policy makers.
Shepherd
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Institute of Psychiatry, London.
D003158:Community Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis