Counsellors in primary care: Benefits and lessons learned

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 857-862

  Kates, Nick ^a   Crustolo, Anne Marie ^a   Farrar, Sheryl ^a   Nikolaou, Lambrina ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hamilton HSO Mental Health and Nutrition Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Clinical outcomes; Communication; Counselling; Family physician; Primary care; Shared care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036861766     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370204700907     Document Type: Article

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