Background: Strictly “mental health” should, as its name suggests, be about health, yet there
is now a global discourse about “mental health” which actually alludes mainly to the clinical�…

This paper describes a piece of action research which obtained users and GPs' views on the
delivery of primary mental health care in Birmingham and integrated this feedback into�…

BackgroundNo study has directly assessed the need for mental health care among those
consulting in general practice. AimsTo make a direct assessment of the needs for mental�…

One of the most important questions facing psychiatry today concerns its relationship to the
emerging international service user movement. I believe that this movement presents not�…

Research indicates that there is a high level of trust in health professionals but also a high
level of non‐disclosure of mental health issues to general practitioners (GPs). This paper�…

Objectives: Primary care provides the bulk of care for common mental health problems, but
problems with access to effective treatments exist. Changes to workforce and skill mix are�…

Aims: Doctors are at increased risk of developing a mental illness and at increased risk of
suicide compared to the general population. Medical students when faced with�…

Objectives: To identify which aspects of quality are important to individual patients with
common chronic mild-to-moderate mental health problems presenting to general practice�…

General psychiatry is increasingly being practised in the community with fewer psychiatrists
being available or wishing to work in general hospitals. Indeed, an attitude is developing�…