Impact of the ICD-10 Primary Health Care (PHC) diagnostic and management guidelines for mental disorders on detection and outcome in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trial

The World Health Organization (WHO) ICD-10 Primary Health Care (PHC) Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Mental Disorders (1996) have not been evaluated in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT). This paper concludes that attempts to influence clinician behaviour through a process of a...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2003-01 (182), p.20-30
Main Authors: Croudace, T, Evans, J, Harrison, G, Sharp, D J, Wilkinson, E, McCann, G, Spence, M, Crilly, C, Brindle, L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bristol
Diagnosis
England
Guidelines
International Classification of Diseases-10
Outcomes
Primary health care
Psychiatric disorders
Randomized controlled trials
Treatment
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Summary:The World Health Organization (WHO) ICD-10 Primary Health Care (PHC) Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Mental Disorders (1996) have not been evaluated in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT). This paper concludes that attempts to influence clinician behaviour through a process of adaptation and extension of guidelines are unlikely to change detection rates or outcomes. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0007-1250