GP mental health care in 10 European countries: Patients' demands and GPs' responses

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-16

  Verhaak, Peter F M ^a,b   Bensing, Jozien M ^a   Brink Muinen, Atie V D ^a  

^a NIVEL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Mental health; Multicentre study; Prymary health care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EASTERN EUROPE; ESTONIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANIA; SWITZERLAND; VIDEORECORDING; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40749125743     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632007000100002     Document Type: Article

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