Psychiatric services in primary care settings: A survey of general practitioners in Thailand

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lotrakul, Manote ^a   Saipanish, Ratana ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; CLORAZEPATE; DIAZEPAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; PERPHENAZINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND; ADULT; AGED; DRUG UTILIZATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; AGED; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; THAILAND;

EID: 33747423679     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-7-48     Document Type: Article

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