Frequent attenders in Primary Care: Impact of Medical, Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Diagnoses
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Ferrari, S; Galeazzi, Gian Maria; Mackinnon, Andrew; Rigatelli, M
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Background: Anxiety, mild depression and somatization are common in primary care (PC). Several studies have suggested that they may play a role in causing an excessive use of health care services, especially when combined with medical morbidity. The present case-control study explored how psychiatric and psychosomatic diagnoses and perceived quality of life are associated with the phenomenon of frequent attendance. Method: Fifty most frequent attenders (FAs) in a 1-year period at a PC clinic in...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2008 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/37607 |
Source: | Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics |
DOI: | 10.1159/000142523 |
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