Psyscan e-tool to support diagnosis and management of psychological problems in general practice: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 68, Issue 666, 2018, Pages e18-e27

  Gidding, L G ^a   Spigt, M ^a   Winkens, B ^a   Dinant, G J ^b   Herijgers, O ^c  

^a Maastricht University ^*

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Eindhoven Corporation of Primary Health Care Centres   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

General practice; Mental health; Patient portals; Psychosocial support systems; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PRECISION MEDICINE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85040201227     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp17X694109     Document Type: Article

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