How well do Australian medical schools prepare general practitioners to care for patients with mental disorders?

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-30

  Sahhar, Deborah ^a   O'Connor, Daniel ^b,c  

^a Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Kingston Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Counselling; Medical school; Mental disorder; Primary care; University

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEACHING; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 1842850893     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1039-8562.2003.02055.x     Document Type: Article

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