Prioritising physical and psychological symptoms: what are the barriers and facilitators to the discussion of anxiety in the primary care consultation?

Abstract Background Anxiety is under-recorded and under-treated in the UK and is under-represented in research compared with depression. Detecting anxiety can be difficult because of co-existing conditions. GPs can be reluctant to medicalise anxiety symptoms and patients can be reluctant to disclose...

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Main Authors: M. C. Barnes, D. Kessler, C. Archer, N. Wiles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-0996-6