Detection of patient psychological distress and longitudinal patient-doctor relationships: A cross-sectional study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 596, 2012, Pages

  Ridd, Matthew ^a   Lewis, Glyn ^b   Peters, Tim J ^d   Salisbury, Chris ^c  

^a University of Manchester   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychiatric Epidemiology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology (CAiTE)   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Diagnosis; Family practice; Mental disorders; Patient doctor relationships; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

12-ITEM GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857744611     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X630052     Document Type: Article

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