Primary care mental health workers: Models of working and evidence of effectiveness

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 484, 2002, Pages 926-933

  Bower, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health services; NHS Plan; Organisational models; Primary care mental health workers

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF HELP;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; STATE MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036843605     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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