Patients' perspectives on the management of emotional distress in primary care settings

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 403-406

  Brody, David S ^a   Khaliq, Amir A ^a   Thompson II, Troy L ^b  

^a ALLEGHENY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Patient expectations; Patient treatment desires; Primary care mental health problems.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030793152     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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