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Psychiatric Clinics in General Practice

An Extension of Community Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Peter Tyrer
Peter Tyrer*
Affiliation:
Mapperley Hospital, Porchester Road, Nottingham NG3 6AA
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Summary

The patients seen at five psychiatric clinics in general practice (GP) serving an urban population of 78, 200 are described, and their attitudes to the clinic compared with those for conventional out-patient clinics. The GP psychiatric clinics were strongly preferred, mainly because of their ease of access and absence of stigma; 19 per cent of the patients seen would not have attended a hospital clinic. The patients seen encompassed the entire range of psychiatric disorder, but most were treated in the clinic or by other members of the primary care team. It is concluded that GP psychiatric clinics offer a way of achieving better community psychiatry without any need for increased resources.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 1 , July 1984 , pp. 9 - 14
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Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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