Die erhebliche Zunahme von psychischen Erkrankungen und die begrenzte Zahl niedergelassener Psychiater unterstreicht die Notwendigkeit, dass ein grosser Teil psychisch kranker Patienten durch den Hausarzt versorgt wird. Das Buch vermittelt dem niedergelassenen Allgemeinarzt und Internisten praktikable Handlungsanweisungen zur Erkenntnis und Differenzierung von psychischen Erkrankungen bei seinen Patienten und zum differenzierten Einsatz von Antidepressiva bei Patienten, bei denen er eine entsprechende Behandlung bisher noch nicht erwogen hat. Daruber hinaus werden auch die Grenzen hausarztlichen Handelns aufgezeigt und Empfehlungen ausgesprochen, wann der Rat eines Nervenarztes eingeholt bzw. eine entsprechende Uberweisung vorgenommen werden sollte."

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