Family medicine and psychosocial knowledge: How many hats can the family doctor wear?

Predoctoral training in collaborative primary care: An exam room built for two.

“…Physicians misdiagnose approximately half of patients who present with depression, and referrals of patients with mental health disorders to mental health providers are rare (Brown & Weston, 1995; Callahan et al, 1997; Wells & Burnam, 1991). Despite seeing large numbers of patients with mental health disorders, primary care physicians are ambivalent about providing treatment for them (Butler, Seidl, Holloway, & Robertson, 1995; Gropper, 1987; Hoppe, Farquhar, Henry, & Stoffelmayr, 1990). Consequently, physicians need better training in recognizing, treating, and referring patients with mental health disorders.…”

Predoctoral training in collaborative primary care: An exam room built for two.

“…Physicians misdiagnose approximately half of patients who present with depression, and referrals of patients with mental health disorders to mental health providers are rare (Brown & Weston, 1995; Callahan et al, 1997; Wells & Burnam, 1991). Despite seeing large numbers of patients with mental health disorders, primary care physicians are ambivalent about providing treatment for them (Butler, Seidl, Holloway, & Robertson, 1995; Gropper, 1987; Hoppe, Farquhar, Henry, & Stoffelmayr, 1990). Consequently, physicians need better training in recognizing, treating, and referring patients with mental health disorders.…”

Relationships between traumatic life events, symptoms and Sense of Coherence subscale meaningfulness in a group of refugee and immigrant patients referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Stockholm

“…Diagnosing patients is a matter of interpretation. It is claimed that family physicians possess both medical and psychosocial knowledge, but physicians are not and do not want to be social workers (Gropper, 1987). Increasingly, social workers are becoming involved in the primary health care setting, as psychosocial care is getting more acknowledged and thus more often required.…”

“…Increasingly, social workers are becoming involved in the primary health care setting, as psychosocial care is getting more acknowledged and thus more often required. Research is needed to learn more about collaboration between physicians and social workers (Gropper, 1987;Abramson & Mizrahi, 1994) and to shed light on their different perspectives. The role of the social worker has been discussed (Gross & Gross, 1987;Ward, 1989;Schilling & Schilling 1987).…”

Predoctoral training in collaborative primary care: An exam room built for two.

“…Physicians misdiagnose approximately half of patients who present with depression, and referrals of patients with mental health disorders to mental health providers are rare (Brown & Weston, 1995; Callahan et al, 1997; Wells & Burnam, 1991). Despite seeing large numbers of patients with mental health disorders, primary care physicians are ambivalent about providing treatment for them (Butler, Seidl, Holloway, & Robertson, 1995; Gropper, 1987; Hoppe, Farquhar, Henry, & Stoffelmayr, 1990). Consequently, physicians need better training in recognizing, treating, and referring patients with mental health disorders.…”

Relationships between traumatic life events, symptoms and Sense of Coherence subscale meaningfulness in a group of refugee and immigrant patients referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Stockholm

“…Diagnosing patients is a matter of interpretation. It is claimed that family physicians possess both medical and psychosocial knowledge, but physicians are not and do not want to be social workers (Gropper, 1987). Increasingly, social workers are becoming involved in the primary health care setting, as psychosocial care is getting more acknowledged and thus more often required.…”

“…Increasingly, social workers are becoming involved in the primary health care setting, as psychosocial care is getting more acknowledged and thus more often required. Research is needed to learn more about collaboration between physicians and social workers (Gropper, 1987;Abramson & Mizrahi, 1994) and to shed light on their different perspectives. The role of the social worker has been discussed (Gross & Gross, 1987;Ward, 1989;Schilling & Schilling 1987).…”

Predoctoral training in collaborative primary care: An exam room built for two.

“…Physicians misdiagnose approximately half of patients who present with depression, and referrals of patients with mental health disorders to mental health providers are rare (Brown & Weston, 1995; Callahan et al, 1997; Wells & Burnam, 1991). Despite seeing large numbers of patients with mental health disorders, primary care physicians are ambivalent about providing treatment for them (Butler, Seidl, Holloway, & Robertson, 1995; Gropper, 1987; Hoppe, Farquhar, Henry, & Stoffelmayr, 1990). Consequently, physicians need better training in recognizing, treating, and referring patients with mental health disorders.…”

Relationships between traumatic life events, symptoms and Sense of Coherence subscale meaningfulness in a group of refugee and immigrant patients referred to a psychiatric outpatient clinic in Stockholm

“…Diagnosing patients is a matter of interpretation. It is claimed that family physicians possess both medical and psychosocial knowledge, but physicians are not and do not want to be social workers (Gropper, 1987). Increasingly, social workers are becoming involved in the primary health care setting, as psychosocial care is getting more acknowledged and thus more often required.…”

“…Increasingly, social workers are becoming involved in the primary health care setting, as psychosocial care is getting more acknowledged and thus more often required. Research is needed to learn more about collaboration between physicians and social workers (Gropper, 1987;Abramson & Mizrahi, 1994) and to shed light on their different perspectives. The role of the social worker has been discussed (Gross & Gross, 1987;Ward, 1989;Schilling & Schilling 1987).…”