Service provision for people with schizophrenia
| Autor: | F H Lang, E C Johnstone, G D Murray |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Primary care.team Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) Service provision Primary care 03 medical and health sciences Postal questionnaire 0302 clinical medicine Nursing medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Service (business) Physician-Patient Relations business.industry Public health Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Mental health Community Mental Health Services 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health Scotland Socioeconomic Factors Patient Satisfaction Health Care Surveys Schizophrenia Female Family Practice business |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Psychiatry. 171:165-168 |
| ISSN: | 1472-1465 0007-1250 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/bjp.171.2.165 |
| Popis: | BackgroundThis second report of a study of service provision for patients with schizophrenia describes patients' contact with general practice and general practitioners' (GPs’) views of the mental health services.MethodA postal questionnaire was sent to the GPs, and patients' primary care records were examined.ResultsData were collected on 131 subjects. The majority of patients (96) (73%) were in regular contact with their GP and were consulting for many different reasons; 27 (21%) were posing particular difficulties for the primary care team. GPs reported that 27 (21%) patients required additional support and that the care arrangements for 50 (38%) patients could be improved if alterations were made to the roles of the professionals already involved.ConclusionsGPs are central to service provision for patients with schizophrenia. Both additional resources and changes in working practices are required to improve patient care. The service implications of these findings are discussed. |
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