Determinants of Common Mental Disorders Detection by General Practitioners in the Primary Health Care in Brazil

Objective: Common Mental Disorders (CMD) are highly prevalent among patients attending primary care. Many of these disorders remain unrecognized by general practitioners (GPs), with the detection rates varying from 30 to 60%. This study aims to evaluate the CMD detection rates by Primary Heath Care...

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Published in:	International journal of psychiatry in medicine Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 3 - 13
Main Authors:	Gonçalves, Daniel A., Fortes, Sandra, Tófoli, Luís Fernando, Campos, Mônica Rodrigues, De Jesus Mari, Jair
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-01-2011 Baywood Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Biological and medical sciences Brazil Cross-Sectional Studies Family physicians Female Humans Intervention Male Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Medical screening Mental disorders Mental Disorders - diagnosis Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental health Middle Aged Morbidity Physicians, Primary Care Prevalence Prevention. Health policy. Planification Primary care Primary Health Care Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sex Factors Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Studies Surveys and Questionnaires South America Brazil America general practitioner primary prevention primary health care family health mental disorders/diagnosis Social environment Human Health staff General practitioner Primary health care Mental health Prevention Cross sectional study Family environment Mental disorder Diagnosis Detection Public health
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