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Common mental disorders are not diagnosed commonly in community health centres

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 57 , issue 4 , 2015 , pages: 259–260

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.978094

Author(s): Tsepo Sechaba Motsohi Division of Family Medicine, South Africa , AA Isaacs Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa , N Manga Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa , C Le Grange Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa , M Roelofse Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa , P Milligan Head Clinical Unit, Acute Services, South Africa , DA Hellenberg Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Family Medicine, South Africa , AR Sayed Specialist Scientist and Biometrician, South Africa

Keywords: co-morbidity , costs , mental health , non-communicable diseases , prescriptions , primary health care

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Abstract

Background: Very limited published data exist on the spectrum of mental health disorders encountered at primary health care (PHC) facilities in South Africa.

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