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Work of the clinical psychologist in general practice: preliminary communication.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7069684     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A randomized, controlled trial to assess the value of a health centre-based clinical psychology service is described. Outcome is measured by means of (1) psychosocial rating scales; (2) drug costs; and (3) the costs of relevant hospital referrals. At the end of the first year, the six general practitioners had admitted 239 patients to the trial and of these 81 had been followed up for 34 weeks after entry. This preliminary report reviews the data obtained from these patients. The main finding is a tendency, which reaches statistical significance at some points, for those patients with access to a clinical psychologist to improve more rapidly on the psychosocial measures than the controls.
Authors:
R France; M Robson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine     Volume:  75     ISSN:  0141-0768     ISO Abbreviation:  J R Soc Med     Publication Date:  1982 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-06-21     Completed Date:  1982-06-21     Revised Date:  2010-10-26    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802879     Medline TA:  J R Soc Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  185-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Prescriptions / economics
England
Family Practice*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)*
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology, Clinical / economics*
Random Allocation
Referral and Consultation / economics
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