Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders

Mental disorders affect a great number of people worldwide. Four out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the world are mental disorders. Because of the scarcity of specialists around the world and especially in developing countries, it is important for primary care physicians to provide servic...

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Main Authors: Brigitte Khoury, Joumana Ammar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-03-01
Series:Libyan Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.libyanjournalofmedicine.net/index.php/ljm/article/download/24186/pdf_1
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spelling doaj-7f5f30d2ddfa427b890c652a0d794a522020-11-24T21:18:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupLibyan Journal of Medicine1819-63572014-03-01901510.3402/ljm.v9.2418624186Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disordersBrigitte Khoury0Joumana Ammar1Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonDepartment of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, LebanonMental disorders affect a great number of people worldwide. Four out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the world are mental disorders. Because of the scarcity of specialists around the world and especially in developing countries, it is important for primary care physicians to provide services to patients with mental disorders. The most widely researched and used psychological approach in primary care is cognitive behavioral therapy. Due to its brief nature and the practical skills it teaches, it is convenient for use in primary care settings. The following paper reviews the literature on psychotherapy in primary care and provides some practical tips for primary care physicians to use when they are faced with patients having mental disorders.http://www.libyanjournalofmedicine.net/index.php/ljm/article/download/24186/pdf_1psychotherapyprimary carecognitive behavioral therapymental illnesspsychological disorders
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
Libyan Journal of Medicine
psychotherapy
primary care
cognitive behavioral therapy
mental illness
psychological disorders
author_facet Brigitte Khoury
Joumana Ammar
author_sort Brigitte Khoury
title Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
title_short Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
title_full Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
title_fullStr Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
title_sort cognitive behavioral therapy for treatment of primary care patients presenting with psychological disorders
publisher Taylor & Francis Group
series Libyan Journal of Medicine
issn 1819-6357
publishDate 2014-03-01
description Mental disorders affect a great number of people worldwide. Four out of the 10 leading causes of disability in the world are mental disorders. Because of the scarcity of specialists around the world and especially in developing countries, it is important for primary care physicians to provide services to patients with mental disorders. The most widely researched and used psychological approach in primary care is cognitive behavioral therapy. Due to its brief nature and the practical skills it teaches, it is convenient for use in primary care settings. The following paper reviews the literature on psychotherapy in primary care and provides some practical tips for primary care physicians to use when they are faced with patients having mental disorders.
topic psychotherapy
primary care
cognitive behavioral therapy
mental illness
psychological disorders
url http://www.libyanjournalofmedicine.net/index.php/ljm/article/download/24186/pdf_1
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