"I think this is maybe our Achilles heel⋯" exploring GPs' responses to young people presenting with emotional distress in general practice: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Roberts, Jane H ^a   Crosland, Ann ^a   Fulton, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONSTANT COMPARATIVE METHOD; CONSULTATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 84885356323     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002927     Document Type: Article

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