What Impedes General Practitioners' Identification of Mental Disorders at Outpatient Departments? A Qualitative Study in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT: Background:Mental disorders endanger people's health and lives. General practitioners (GPs) play a valuable role in identifying and treating mental disorders in outpatient clinical settings. However, there are obstacles for GPs' identification in developing countries. Objective:This study's aim was to identify the related obstacles and to propose optimized strategies. Methods:We conducted qualitative interviews with 26 GPs from seven randomly sampled community healthcare centers in Shanghai, China. The interview guide was based primarily on the items from mental status evaluation. After transcribing, coding, condensing, and categorizing talking content, we summarized the theme structure and results. Findings:GPs lacked the confidence and skills to conduct psychiatric evaluation and seldom

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6857524 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature