Jenkins G C
Counselling in Primary Care Trust, Staines, United Kingdom.
Prim Care. 1999 Jun;26(2):411-22. doi: 10.1016/s0095-4543(08)70014-9.
Counselors now work in about half of all family medical practices in the United Kingdom. This article discusses the reasons for the rapid growth of this new service. Increasing collaboration between counselors and family physicians is already having major effects on health care costs and on existing mental health services. Current problems that hinder further development are identified. Solutions are proposed to help counselors who work collaboratively with family physicians and other members of the primary health care team deliver effective and efficient interventions.
在英国，目前约有半数的家庭医疗诊所配备了咨询顾问。本文探讨了这项新服务迅速发展的原因。咨询顾问与家庭医生之间日益密切的合作，已经对医疗保健成本以及现有的心理健康服务产生了重大影响。文中还指出了阻碍进一步发展的当前问题，并提出了解决方案，以帮助那些与家庭医生及初级医疗保健团队其他成员合作的咨询顾问提供有效且高效的干预措施。
