Family Practice

WONCA News:

WONCA News An International Forum for Family Doctors
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: i-18i; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.0I [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Research in Practice:

Louise McKessock, Blair H Smith, Anthony Scott, Wendy Graham, Peter B Terry, Allan Templeton, and Ann E Fitzmaurice

A randomized controlled trial of direct access for laparoscopic sterilization
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 1-8; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.1 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claire M Cox and Marion Jones

Is it possible to decrease antibiotic prescribing in primary care? An analysis of outcomes in the management of patients with sore throats
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 9-13; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.9 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jane M Young and Jeanette E Ward

Implementing guidelines for smoking cessation advice in Australian general practice: opinions, current practices, readiness to change and perceived barriers
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 14-20; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.14 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Keith Stevenson, Richard Baker, Azhar Farooqi, Roz Sorrie, and Kamlesh Khunti

Features of primary health care teams associated with successful quality improvement of diabetes care: a qualitative study
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 21-26; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.21 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Khunti, S Ganguli, and A Lowy

Inequalities in provision of systematic care for patients with diabetes
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 27-32; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.27 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Regina Kunz, and Walter Rosser

Studies of symptoms in primary care
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 33-38; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.33 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Devroey, V Van Casteren, and J De Lepeleire

Revealing regional differences in the institutionalization of adult patients in homes for the elderly and nursing homes: results of the Belgian network of sentinel GPs
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 39-41; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.39 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Doctor-patient relationships:

M Katic, A Budak, D Ivankovic, M Mastilica, D Lazic, A Babic-Banaszak, and V Matkovic

Patients' views on the professional behaviour of family physicians
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 42-47; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.42 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Shaw, R Tansey, C Jackson, C Hyde, and R Allan

Barriers to help seeking in people with urinary symptoms
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 48-52; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.48 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Danièle Roberge, Marie-Dominique Beaulieu, Slim Haddad, Ronald Lebeau, and Raynald Pineault

Loyalty to the regular care provider: patients' and physicians' views
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 53-59; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.53 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Ruiz Moral, M Muñoz Alamo, M Alba Jurado, and L Pérula de Torres

Effectiveness of a learner-centred training programme for primary care physicians in using a patient-centred consultation style
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 60-63; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.60 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychological Problems:

Stig J Andersson, Margareta Troein, and Gunnar Lindberg

Conceptions of depressive disorder and its treatment among 17 Swedish GPs. A qualitative interview study
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 64-70; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.64 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EJ Comino, D Silove, V Manicavasagar, E Harris, and MF Harris

Agreement in symptoms of anxiety and depression between patients and GPs: the influence of ethnicity
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 71-77; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.71 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nadeem Qureshi, PJ Standen, Rhydian Hapgood, and Joanna Hayes

A randomized controlled trial to assess the psychological impact of a family history screening questionnaire in general practice
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 78-83; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.78 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Wilson and John Read

What prevents GPs from using outside resources for women experiencing depression? A New Zealand study
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 84-86; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.84 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stella Argyriadou, Haritini Melissopoulou, Evanthia Krania, Agathi Karagiannidou, Ioannis Vlachonicolis, and Christos Lionis

Dementia and depression: two frequent disorders of the aged in primary health care in Greece
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 87-91; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.87 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daryl B O'Connor, Rory C O'Connor, Barbara L White, and Peter E Bundred

Are occupational stress levels predictive of ambulatory blood pressure in British GPs? An exploratory study
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 92-94; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.92 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yvonne Potts, Marjorie L Gillies, and Stuart F Wood

Lack of mental well-being in 15-year-olds: an undisclosed iceberg?
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 95-100; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.95 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical Review:

Ann Pakalnis

New avenues in treatment of paediatric migraine: a review of the literature
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 101-106; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Correspondence:

Sean P David

A civic role for physicians in the promotion of global tobacco control
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 107; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.107 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Trisha Greenhalgh

Caring for Muslim patients.: Aziz Sheikh, Abdul Rashid Gatrad (eds). (155 pages, £17.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85775-372-0.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 108; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.108 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie Campkin

Momma and the meaning of life: tales of psychotherapy.: Irvin D Yalom. (254 pages, £7.99.) Judy Piatkus (Publishers) Ltd, 1999. ISBN 0-7499-2103-X.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 108-109; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.108-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oliver Samuel

What are you feeling, Doctor?: John Salinsky and Paul Sackin. (192 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85775-407-7.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 109; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.109 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roger Jones

False premises, false promises: selected writings of Petr Skrabanek.: (236 pages, £15.) Tarragon Press, 2000. ISBN 1-870781-11-2.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 109-110; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.109-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Courtenay

Spirituality, healing and medicine: return to the silence.: David Aldridge. (224 pages, £14.95.) Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2000. ISBN 1-85302-554-2.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 110; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.110 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Garrow

A consumer's guide to GM food: from green genes to red herrings.: Alan McHughen. (286 pages, £9.99.) Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-850714-3.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 111; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.111 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Macleod

Sexualities in health and social care: a textbook.: Tamsin Wilton. (239 pages, paperback £15.99, hardback £50.) Open University Press, 2000. ISBN paperback 0-335- 20026-5, hardback 0-335-20027-3.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 111-112; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.111-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jill Thistlethwaite

Is menstruation obsolete?: Elsimar M Coutinho. (205 pages, £15.95/US$24.) Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-513021-9.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 112; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.112 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Grimley Evans

Parkinson's disease and movement disorders: diagnosis and treatment guidelines for the practising physician.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 112-113; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.112-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Grimley Evans

Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism in the elderly.: Jolyon Meara, William C Koller (eds). (259 pages, £29.95.) Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-521-62884.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 113; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.113 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sheila Teasdale

Facilitating groups in primary care: a manual for team members.: Marion Duffy, Elaine Griffin. (98 pages, £25.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85775-401-8.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 113-114; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.113-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christopher Dowrick

Psychiatry and the human condition.: Bruce Charlton. (264 pages, £19.95.) Radcliffe Medical Press Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1-85775-314-3.
Fam. Pract. 2001 18: 114; doi:10.1093/fampra/18.1.114 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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