The role of GPs in treating psychological distress: A study of midlife Australian women

Family Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 276-281

  Outram, Sue ^a   Murphy, Barbara ^a   Cockburn, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Midlife; Psychological distress; Women

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TRAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 2942652561     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh311     Document Type: Article

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