Understanding the expanding role of primary care physicians (PCPs) to primary psychiatric care physicians (PPCPs): Enhancing the assessment and treatment of psychiatric conditions

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-25

  Abed Faghri, Nahid M ^a   Boisvert, Charles M ^b   Faghri, Sanaz ^c  

^a Quality Behavioral Health   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health assessment; Primary care; Psychiatric care; Psychiatric screening tool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 77955456671     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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