Who is at risk of nondetection of mental health problems in primary care?
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 June 2000Open access
Steven J. Borowsky, Lisa V. Rubenstein, Lisa S. Meredith, Patricia Camp, Maga Jackson‐Triche, Kenneth B. Wells
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Patients’ race, gender, and coexisting medical conditions affected physician awareness of mental health problems and strategies to improve detection ofmental health problems among African Americans, Hispanics, and men should be explored and evaluated.
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Patients' race, gender, and coexisting medical conditions affected physician awareness of mental health problems. Strategies to improve detection of mental health problems among African Americans, Hispanics, and men should be explored and evaluated.
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