Even if they are not aware of it, general practitioners improve well-being in their adolescent patients

Even if they are not aware of it, general practitioners improve well-being in their adolescent patients

BACKGROUND Most adolescents consult their general practitioner (GP) for common reasons, somatic or administrative but many of them have hidden feelings of distress. OBJECTIVES To assess the immediate impact of 'ordinary' consultations on feelings of distress among adolescents and to compare adolescents experiencing difficulties (D) to those with no difficulties (N). To analyse how accurately ...

Systematic review of interventions to improve the psychological well-being of general practitioners

BACKGROUND The health of doctors who work in primary care is threatened by workforce and workload issues. There is a need to find and appraise ways in which to protect their mental health, including how to achieve the broader, positive outcome of well-being. Our primary outcome was to evaluate systematically the research evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve ...

Systematic review protocol of interventions to improve the psychological well-being of general practitioners

BACKGROUND The challenges and complexities faced by general practitioners are increasing, and there are concerns about their well-being. Consequently, attention has been directed towards developing and evaluating interventions and strategies to improve general practitioner well-being and their capacity to cope with workplace challenges. METHODS/DESIGN This systematic review aims to evaluate r...

General practitioners and community pharmacists: times they are a-changing.

On being aware and accepting: a one-year longitudinal study into adolescent well-being.

The nature and potential benefit of awareness and experiential acceptance in adolescence remains neglected and understudied. To address this gap in the literature, 776 students (50% female) in Grade 10 completed measures of mindfulness, emotional awareness, and experiential acceptance, as well as measures of major personality traits. To study prospective changes, assessments of emotional well-b...