How does the general practitioner understand the patient? A qualitative study about psychological interventions in general practice

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-217

  Davidsen, Annette Sofie ^a  

^a Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPREHENSION; DENMARK; EMPATHY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NARRATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 67649170438     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/147608308X377358     Document Type: Article

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