RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Frequent attenders in general practice: medical, psychological and social characteristics
JF The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
JO J R Coll Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 337
OP 340
VO 35
IS 276
A1 J.N. Westhead
YR 1985
UL http://bjgp.org/content/35/276/337.abstract
AB A group of frequent attenders at a general practice surgery have been studied by comparison with a group of age-and sex-matched controls. Frequent attenders are distinguished by a high predisposition to neurotic illness (as measured by the `N' score of the Eysenck personality questionnaire) and a high prevalence of affective neurosis. Poor past physical health was commonly found among the frequent attenders and comprised for the most part the common chronic physical illnesses. Of the social characteristics studied only marital breakdown was found significantly more often in frequent attenders than controls.