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A Psychiatric Clinic in General Practice

A description and comparison with an out-patient clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sally M. Browning ,
Michael F. Ford ,
Cait A. Goddard  and
Alexander C. Brown
Sally M. Browning
Affiliation:
University Department of Mental Health, 41 St Michael's Hill, Bristol (correspondence)
Michael F. Ford
Affiliation:
Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester (formerly Registrar in Psychiatry, Glenside Hospital, Bristol)
Cait A. Goddard
Affiliation:
Glenside Hospital, Bristol
Alexander C. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Bristol
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Only a minority suffering from mental illness are treated by the specialist psychiatric service. The majority of psychiatrically ill patients seen in general practice suffer from minor neuroses, personality disorders and situational reactions and can be appropriately treated by the primary care team. However, a significant degree of morbidity, some of it severe, fails to be identified in general practice and the identification and treatment of psychiatric disorder varies according to the GP's interest and attitudes.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , April 1987 , pp. 114 - 117
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