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Psychotherapy: The primary care provider role

What to expect of a primary care clinician

  • Diagnose mood and anxiety disorders and develop a biopsychosocial treatment plan.
  • Use behavioural activation strategies for lethargic patients with depression.
  • Generate simple exposure hierarchies for patients with panic disorder and patients with phobic avoidance.
  • Assign self-help bibliotherapy for uncomplicated depression and anxiety.
Adapted from: Ari E. Zaretsky, Psychotherapy in primary care, Psychiatry in Primary Care (CAMH, 2011)

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