Psychiatry and General Practice: Results of a Survey of Avon General Practitioners

Overview

Journal J R Coll Gen Pract

Specialty Public Health

Date 1980 Nov 1

PMID 7463407

Citations 4

Authors

M J Whitfield

R D Winter

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Abstract

A survey of general practitioners' views on psychiatry and the psychiatric services within an area has shown that considerable problems exist between general practitioners and psychiatrists over the care of patients with mental illness.

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