Abstract
Family therapy is being used in a variety of settings, including general practice. To assess the views as to the effectiveness and acceptability of a family therapy clinic in a north London surgery, questionnaires were given to general practitioners referring patients, and to clients. Replies were received from seven doctors and 20 clients, representing 11 families. There was a high level of satisfaction among general practitioners referring patients. The clinic proved to be highly acceptable for clients, with 90% agreeing that it was easier to attend a clinic at the practice than at a hospital; and only one patient thought that knowing the general practitioner worked in the practice made it harder to talk openly. Eighty per cent of patients felt the problem had improved at the time of follow up. Where the problem had not improved, 60% felt that they were dealing with it better. Almost all of the patients felt that the family therapy clinic should become a permanent part of local services. The family therapy clinic in general practice has been shown to be effective and popular with users of the service.
Full text
PDF
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- Bennett C. The Worcester development project: general practitioner satisfaction with a new community psychiatric service. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1989 Mar;39(320):106–109. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Hazelrigg M. D., Cooper H. M., Borduin C. M. Evaluating the effectiveness of family therapies: an integrative review and analysis. Psychol Bull. 1987 May;101(3):428–442. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Lask B. Family therapy. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987 Jan 24;294(6566):203–204. doi: 10.1136/bmj.294.6566.203. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Strathdee G., Williams P. A survey of psychiatrists in primary care: the silent growth of a new service. J R Coll Gen Pract. 1984 Nov;34(268):615–618. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]