TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
KW - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
KW - Attitude of Health Personnel
KW - Child
KW - Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
KW - Clinical Competence
KW - Depressive Disorder/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
KW - Developmental Disabilities/diagnosis/psychology/therapy
KW - District of Columbia
KW - Family Practice
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mental Health Services
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pediatrics
KW - Physician's Role/psychology
KW - Physician-Patient Relations
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Referral and Consultation
AU - M. M. Steele
AU - A. S. Lochrie
AU - M. C. Roberts
A1 - 
AB - Often the burden of identifying children with behavioral or developmental problems is left up to the primary care physician (PCP). However, previous literature shows that PCPs consistently underidentify children with developmental/behavioral problems in pediatric primary care. For the current study, questionnaires containing three vignettes followed by questions addressing common psychosocial problems, general questions about their practice and training, and the Physician Belief Scale were distributed to physicians. Results indicated that physicians were better at identifying severe problems, had more difficulty identifying psychosocial problems with mild symptomatology, and tended to refer to a medical specialist or mental health professional more often for severe problems, depression or a developmental problem. Physicians tended to view treating psychosocial problems favorably.
BT - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 2
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10880-010-9188-1
IS - 2
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
N2 - Often the burden of identifying children with behavioral or developmental problems is left up to the primary care physician (PCP). However, previous literature shows that PCPs consistently underidentify children with developmental/behavioral problems in pediatric primary care. For the current study, questionnaires containing three vignettes followed by questions addressing common psychosocial problems, general questions about their practice and training, and the Physician Belief Scale were distributed to physicians. Results indicated that physicians were better at identifying severe problems, had more difficulty identifying psychosocial problems with mild symptomatology, and tended to refer to a medical specialist or mental health professional more often for severe problems, depression or a developmental problem. Physicians tended to view treating psychosocial problems favorably.
PP - United States
PY - 2010
SN - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
SP - 103
EP - 115
EP - 
T1 - Physician identification and management of psychosocial problems in primary care
T2 - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
TI - Physician identification and management of psychosocial problems in primary care
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 20162341
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-010-9188-1
VL - 17
VO - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
Y1 - 2010
ER -