Determinants of common mental disorders detection by general practitioners in the primary health care in Brazil

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-13

  Gonçalves, Daniel A ^a   Fortes, Sandra ^b   Tófoli, Luís Fernando ^c   Campos, Mônica Rodrigues ^d   De Jesus Mari, Jair ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

family health; general practitioner; mental disorders diagnosis; primary health care; primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79551613064     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.41.1.b     Document Type: Article

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