The Management of Mental Disorders in the Community: The View From Primary Care

Abstract

This study examines the community management of mental disorders from a primary care perspective. The primary care response to individuals with mental health problems of all severities and the secondary care response to referrals were reviewed. The data was used to inform a discussion of the primary team's views on mental health care. The primary care team's suggestions for improvements in mental health care provision included prospective development of mental ill‐health registers, proactive recall appointment systems and locally‐owned treatment guidelines with protocols for shared care with one CMHT. This approach bears striking similarities to other chronic disease‐management models used in primary care.

Citation

Ward, R. and Scott, J. (1996), "The Management of Mental Disorders in the Community: The View From Primary Care", Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 29-32. https://doi.org/10.1108/13619322199600031