Frequent attendance in family practice and common mental disorders in an open access health care system

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-418

  Norton, Joanna ^a,b   David, Michel ^b   De Roquefeuil, Guilhem ^a,b   Boulenger, Jean Philippe ^c   Car, Josip ^d   Ritchie, Karen ^a,d   Mann, Anthony ^a,e  

^a INSERM U1061   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c Montpellier 1 University   (France)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Frequent attenders; Health service utilization; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 84861661616     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.02.010     Document Type: Article

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