Distribution of mental health professionals in primary care.

[The perspective of professionals in primary health care on matrix support in mental health].

The research investigates the matrix support in mental health in Primary Health Care in order to identify the guidelines, professional principles and values that permeate the process. The study used a qualitative approach with triangulation of techniques, and was performed with professionals from the Family Health Strategy. The results reveal a work process which is based on personalized relati...

Mental health care professionals and general practice

psychological distress' suggests that it is in such subgroups of the population that GPs can improve their performance. Work in our own practice also supports the feasibility of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use by practice nurses in screening assessment. However, the use of mental health-screening questionnaires in primary care remains uncommon.2 If there is pressing evidence of underperf...

Mental health care in primary care settings.

Role of mental health professionals in the management of functional somatic symptoms in primary care.

Functional somatic symptoms associated with persistent frequent attendance is emotionally demanding, costly and intractable to treat. Such patients are hard to engage in practice and research by mental health professionals, whose main role may be indirect training, supporting and advising primary care professionals rather than direct patient care.

[Child Health Booklet: experiences of professionals in primary health care].

OBJECTIVE Understanding the experiences of health professionals in primary care with the Child Health Booklet in child health care. METHOD A qualitative study with a phenomenological approach, in which participated nurses and doctors from six teams of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Belo Horizonte, MG. In total, were carried out 12 non-directive interviews, using two guiding questions. ...