Mental health diagnosis by nurses using the Global Mental Health Assessment Tool: A validity and feasibility study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 551, 2008, Pages 411-416

  Sharma, Vimal K ^a   Lepping, Peter ^d   Krishna, Murali ^d   Durrani, Shazia ^e   Copeland, John R M ^b   Mottram, Patricia ^b   Parhee, Rashmi ^a   Quinn, Bennett ^f   Lane, Steven ^c   Cummins, Anthony ^g  

^a CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychiatry ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^e Behaviour Sciences Pavillion   (United Arab Emirates)

^f Blackheath Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^g ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diagnosis, computer assisted; Mental disorders; Mental health services; Psychiatric diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TOOL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; REHABILITATION CENTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44649166616     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X299218     Document Type: Article

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