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Mental disorders in primary care

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Wittchen, Hans-Ulrich, Mühlig, Stephan, Beesdo, Katja·2003·Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
DOI 10.31887/dcns.2003.5.2/huwittchenPMC PMC3181625
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Current estimates indicate that 50% of the population experience at least one mental disorder in their lifetime and that at least 25% have suffered a mental disorder in the past year. recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and referral depend overwhelmingly on general practitioners, at least one third of whose consultations have a direct and explicit psychological component. Yet despite this intensive familiarization with the presentation of mental pathology, and the appropriateness of the primary care setting to its management, even the most recent surveys indicate that performance is best described by the rule of diminishing halves: only half the patients with a thresh-old disorder are recognized; only half of those recognized are treated; and only half of those treated are effectively treated. There is no single solution to this problem, only multiple solutions, which must be aimed, consistently and simultaneously, at the patient, practitioner, practice, and research levels.

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Figure 1. General practitioner (GP)-rated mental health status. (A) and diagnostic status according to Composite International Diagnostic Interview (GDI). (B) in unselected primary care attendees in Germany and the European Union (EU). Modified from reference 8. Linden M, Maier W, Achberger M, et al. Psychische Erkrankungen und ihre Behandlung in Allgemeinarztpraxen in Deutschland. Ergebnisse aus einer Studie der Weltgesundheitsorganization (WHO). Nervenarzt. 1996;67:205-215.
Figure 1. General practitioner (GP)-rated mental health status. (A) and diagnostic status according to Composite International Diagnostic Interview (GDI). (B) in unselected primary care attendees in Germany and the European Union (EU). Modified from reference 8. Linden M, Maier W, Achberger M, et al. Psychische Erkrankungen und ihre Behandlung in Allgemeinarztpraxen in Deutschland. Ergebnisse aus einer Studie der Weltgesundheitsorganization (WHO). Nervenarzt. 1996;67:205-215.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central
Figure 2. Consecutive primary care attendees with nicotine dependence: recognition and management by primary care physicians.
Figure 2. Consecutive primary care attendees with nicotine dependence: recognition and management by primary care physicians.CC BY-NC-ND · PubMed Central

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Authors
Wittchen, H.-U., Mühlig, S., & Beesdo, K.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany; Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology, Munich, Germany
  • Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
  • Institute for Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
ORCID
Mühlig, Stephan
Venue
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2003-06-30
Volume
5
Issue
2
Pages
115-128
ISSN
  • 1294-8322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1958-5969
DOI
10.31887/dcns.2003.5.2/huwittchen
PMC
PMC3181625
OpenAlex
W4294947750
Cited by
180
References
46
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FWCI
6.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
Keywords
mental illness, primary care, general practitioners, mental health service utilization, underdiagnosis, treatment effectiveness, referral, psychological consultation, mental health service delivery

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