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Talking Therapy Reduces Depression, Anxiety Symptoms in Stroke Survivors

Physician's Weekly

from University College London, and colleagues used national health care records from National Health Service Talking Therapies services in England for 7,597 patients with a hospital diagnosis of stroke before attendance to examine whether psychological treatment is effective for stroke survivors. Jae Won Suh, Ph.D.,

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Phase-1: We conducted a hybrid deductive-inductive thematic analysis, identified the types of outcomes, and displayed the relationships between these types on a concept map. Population Studied: Family physicians, general practitioners, and patients. Setting: Community-based primary health care.

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Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ

Reference: Benson J , Sexton R , Dowrick C , et al, Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic As we face the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, doctors, and particularly general practitioners and family doctors (GPs), answer the call to serve in time-pressured, unfamiliar, chaotic, and often-traumatic environments.

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7 Tips for Choosing a Primary Doctor

Hitchcock Family Medicine

You don't want to start this new relationship off on the wrong foot by making an appointment and later finding out that they're not in-network with your insurance company. If you have friends or family members who are already patients of someone, this is an excellent way to find out if they'd recommend them.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? But then recognizing that our relationships impact our health even outside the context of stress.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. Patients who know their GP for over 15 years decrease acute hospital admissions by 28%, out-of-hours services by 30%, and even their risk of dying by 25%.