Attitudes of GPs towards older adults psychology services in the Scottish highlands

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Todman, J P F ^a   Law, J ^a   MacDougall, A ^a  

^a NHS HIGHLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Depression; Geriatric; Older people; Primary care; Psychotherapy; Rural health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL POPULATION; SCOTLAND; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79955797444     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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