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‘Psychiatric problems’ in family practice are largely ‘symptom diagnoses’ with descriptive features and few positive signs. Many factors enter into possible causes and management — patient, family and environment; the physician; the disorder; and possible therapies. There are many uncertainties on the natural histories of the varied syndromes.
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Freeling, P., Levenstein, S. (1983). Psychotropic pills or psychotherapy?. In: Fry, J. (eds) Common Dilemmas in Family Medicine. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9192-3_2
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