Psychiatry
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 138-141, 1 April 2006

Mood disorders in primary care

  • Paul Walters

      Affiliations

    • Paul Walters is the MRC Research Fellow in the Section of Primary Care Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK. He qualified from the Royal Free Hospital, London, and trained in psychiatry in New Zealand and at the Maudsley Hospital, London. His special interest is primary care mental health.
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  • André Tylee

      Affiliations

    • André Tylee is Professor of Primary Care Mental Health at the Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK and Chair of the Primary Care Programme Board of the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE). He worked for more than 20 years as a general practitioner in South London before his present appointment.

Abstract 

The majority of patients with mental health problems are treated in primary care alone. This article discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of mood disorders in primary care. Patient and doctor factors affecting recognition, somatization and screening are discussed. The article also discusses the latest recommendations for the management of depression in primary care using a stepped care model.

Keywords:  mood disorders , depression , diagnosis , epidemiology , management , primary care , recognition , screening , somatisation , stepped care , suicide

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PII: S1476-1793(06)70030-1

doi:10.1383/psyt.2006.5.4.138

Psychiatry
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 138-141, 1 April 2006

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