The first consultation with a depressed patient: A qualitative study of GPs' approaches to diagnosis.

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The first consultation with a depressed patient: A qualitative study of GPs' approaches to diagnosis.

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BackgroundThe first consultation with a depressed patient is important because many patients do not return for subsequent visits. Therefore, the first consultation provides a unique opportunity for diagnosis (if required) and treatment, but there are risks of both under and over-diagnosis.AimTo understand how general practitioners utilize diagnosis when patients present with a new episode of depression.MethodWe approached a random selection of twenty-one general practitioners (GPs) in Aucklan...

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2022-07

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Arroll, Bruce / Roskvist, Rachel / Moir, Fiona / Walsh, Esther / Louis, Deana / Buttrick, Lily / Khalil, Nada / Mount, Vicky / Dowrick, Christopher

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65194

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Diagnosis / depression / general practice / mental health / primary care / psychiatry / 4203 Health Services and Systems / 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / 3202 Clinical Sciences / 42 Health Sciences / Clinical Research / 7 Management of diseases and conditions / 7.3 Management and decision making

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