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General attitude to the management of psychological problems
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Psychological factors are important in the course of physical illness (Q1)
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99.3
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General Hospital doctors are NOT responsible for emotional care of patients (Q2)
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14.4
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Dealing with patients’ emotional problems is part of general hospital doctors’ work (Q3)
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96.7
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I should concern myself with emotional care of regular attenders with chronic physical illnesses (Q4)
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94.8
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The variety of patients’ emotional and social care enhances my job interest (Q5)
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53.9
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Emotional care of patients by general hospital doctors is IMPRACTICAL under present conditions (Q6)
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52.0
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Attitude to assessment and treatment
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Psychological and social factors should be routinely assessed and recorded for inpatients (Q7)
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92.8
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Psychological and social factors should be routinely assessed and recorded for outpatients (Q8)
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70.9
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General Hospital doctors should be able to use psychological methods like listening or reassurance (Q9)
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98.4
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General Hospital doctors should be able to use psychological methods such as discussion of anxiety (Q10)
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82.7
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General Hospital doctors should be able to prescribe psychotropic drug treatments (Q11)
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69.3
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When psychological factors appear to be an important cause of the presenting problem, I confine myself to physical assessment (Q12)
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27.8
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Attitude to psychiatric service and referral
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I would like more contact with the psychiatric service (Q13)
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94.1
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I would consider referring a patient with Depression to psychiatrists (Q14)
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92.8
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I would consider referring a patient with Disturbed Behavior to psychiatrists (Q15)
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93.8
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I would consider referring a patient with Diagnostic Problems to psychiatrists (Q16)
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67.6
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I would consider referring a patient with Treatment Non-compliance to psychiatrists (Q17)
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48.0
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I would consider referring a patient with Dementia to psychiatrists (Q18)
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65.4
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I would consider referring a patient in Acute Confusional State to psychiatrists (Q19)
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94.8
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Needs in practice
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I would welcome more time to talk to my patients (Q20)
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91.5
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I would like more help in providing psychological and social care (Q21)
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98.7
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I would welcome more non medical help in the management of patients’ emotional problems (Q22)
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93.1
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