Does providing more accessible primary care psychology services lower the clinical threshold for referrals?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 409, 1996, Pages 469-472

  Tata, Philip ^a,b   Eagle, Andrew ^a   Green, John ^a  

^a ST CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Neuroses; Primary care; Severity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0029741859     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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