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Case Reports
. 1985 May;15(2):403-9.
doi: 10.1017/s0033291700023709.

A study of the classification of mental ill-health in general practice

R Jenkins, N Smeeton, M Marinker, M Shepherd
Case Reports

A study of the classification of mental ill-health in general practice

R Jenkins et al. Psychol Med. 1985 May.

Abstract

An outline is provided of an experimental study of the classification of mental ill-health presented to general practitioners (GPs). Videotaped real-life consultations were assessed by 27 GPs for the purpose. A high degree of inter-observer variation was recorded. Some of the implications of the findings are discussed.

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