Family practice is in disarray. A service that until recently was taken for granted and long considered the backbone of the health care system now suffers daily losses from full-service practice to... Read More
Clinical Articles
Introduction Effective treatment of depression requires early detection. Depression can be difficult to identify among subgroups of patients with co-morbid medical illnesses, substance abuse... Read More
Introduction Although depression is among the most common disorders encountered in primary care, depressed patients are frequently treated ineffectively, in a manner inconsistent with current... Read More
Introduction How many times have physicians wished they could measure a serum sadness level, and show the report to their skeptical patients, thus convincing them that they have a medically... Read More
Introduction Family physicians play an important role in assessing, treating, and caring for the mental health needs of patients in their practice. Studies show that the prevalence of patients... Read More