Problem-solving treatment in general practice residency: A focus group study of registrars' views

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Hassink Franke, Lieke J A ^a   olde Hartman, Tim C ^a   Beek, Mechtild M ^a   van Weel, Chris ^a   Lucassen, Peter L B J ^a   van Weel Baumgarten, Evelyn M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GP registrars; Mental health; Primary health care; Problem solving treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM SOLVING TREATMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF;

EID: 80052291059     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.07.045     Document Type: Article

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