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Primary care physicians and other practitioners hardly need to be convinced of the importance of psychiatry in their practices. Psychiatric disorders are common in primary care. These disorders may underlie or contribute to the problems patients bring to their internists and family physicians. Many patients are reluctant to be referred to a mental health professional, or as our Guest Editor, Leo Sher, points out in his Preface, mental health professionals may not be available. Not surprisingly, therefore, knowledge of psychiatric disorders and treatment of the same have come to be considered core knowledge for internists and family physicians.

Source: Medical Clinics of North America - October 27, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jack Ende Tags: Foreword Source Type: research