Self-reported confidence and skills of general practitioners in management of mental health disorders

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 321-326

  Browne, Mark Oakley ^a   Lee, Adeline ^a   Prabhu, Radha ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

GP self report; GP skill; Mental health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKILL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 34548299129     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00914.x     Document Type: Article

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