Diagnostic accuracy of psychiatric disorders in primary care

Primary Care Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 95-99

  Fitzpatrick, D G ^a   Meaney, A M ^b   Casey, P R ^c  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b St John of God Hospitaller Services Ireland   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Diagnosis; General practice; Primary care; Psychiatric disorder; Training

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030742870     PISSN: 13552570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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