PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Shepherd, M TI - Primary care psychiatry: the case for action. DP - 1991 Jun 01 TA - British Journal of General Practice PG - 252--255 VI - 41 IP - 347 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/41/347/252.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/41/347/252.full SO - Br J Gen Pract1991 Jun 01; 41 AB - Since the introduction of the National Health Service a number of epidemiological enquiries have established the importance of mental disorders in the field of primary care. Examples are provided from the work of the General Practice Research Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry in London. The results furnish a rational basis for collaborative action between research workers, general practitioners and policy makers.