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Psychotherapy and General Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Linda Gask  and
Graeme McGrath
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of South Manchester, Nell Lane, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
Graeme McGrath*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Rawnsley Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

The authors review the development of liaison psychotherapy in general practice, and argue that a 'skill-sharing’ approach, where the general practitioner retains the treatment role, is a more efficient model than a ‘consultation’ approach. Skill-sharing models are reviewed, and the need for psychiatrists and psychotherapists to be more directly involved in teaching basic psychotherapeutic skills to general practitioners is emphasised.

Type
Review Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 4 , April 1989 , pp. 445 - 453
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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