Problems of mental health at primary care level – how to recognise a depresive episode

Each and every mental health program has to include primary care. No single service setting can meet all mental health needs of the population. Support, supervision, collaboration, information- sharing and education across different levels of care are essential to any system. People with mental disa...

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Main Authors: Janez Rifel, Janko Kersnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2010-07-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/276
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spelling doaj-79ba7f8d74f642739a67c58f50eb08e92020-11-24T20:46:28ZengSlovenian Medical AssociationZdravniški Vestnik1318-03471581-02242010-07-01797/8168Problems of mental health at primary care level – how to recognise a depresive episodeJanez RifelJanko KersnikEach and every mental health program has to include primary care. No single service setting can meet all mental health needs of the population. Support, supervision, collaboration, information- sharing and education across different levels of care are essential to any system. People with mental disability need to be involved in their own recovery and this must be reinforced at each level of care. Family physicians treat the majority of depressed patients, only one fifth of the patients are referred to the secondary care. Physicians fail to recognize most of the patients with mild symptoms at their first visit. Good physical accessibility and continuity of care ensure that the majority of disorders that require a formal form of treatment are recognized ant treated.http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/276
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title Problems of mental health at primary care level – how to recognise a depresive episode
title_short Problems of mental health at primary care level – how to recognise a depresive episode
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description Each and every mental health program has to include primary care. No single service setting can meet all mental health needs of the population. Support, supervision, collaboration, information- sharing and education across different levels of care are essential to any system. People with mental disability need to be involved in their own recovery and this must be reinforced at each level of care. Family physicians treat the majority of depressed patients, only one fifth of the patients are referred to the secondary care. Physicians fail to recognize most of the patients with mild symptoms at their first visit. Good physical accessibility and continuity of care ensure that the majority of disorders that require a formal form of treatment are recognized ant treated.
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