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Family Practice Vol. 5, No. 1, 5-11
© Oxford University Press 1988

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Relationship Between General Practitioners' Attitudes and Methods of Dealing with Psychosocial Problems

F M BRAAMS, H J DUIVENVOORDEN*, H J DOKTER, R W TRIJSBURG* and F VERHAGE*

*Department of Medical Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Department of General Practice, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Mathenesserlaan 264a, 3021 HR Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (Correspondence to Dr Braams.)

Braams FM, Duivenvoorden H J, Dokter H J, Trijsburg R W and Verhage F. Relationship between general practitioners' attitudes and methods of dealing with psychosocial problems. Family Practice 1988; 5:5–11.

The relationship between general practitioners' attitudes and the methods they use when dealing with psychosocial problems was investigated using a questionnaire that was answered by a group of 30 general practitioners. The results showed that: (1) the doctor's desire to help is in general associated with the need to be appreciated; (2) when treating sexual problems, the giving of information is associated with a desire to change the patient; (3) when dealing with problems associated with chronic illness, the giving of encouragement to the patient is accompanied by a desire to give advice. The findings suggest that the way in which a general practitioner treats psychosocial problems depends partly on the type of problem and partly on his own attitude.


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