Aust Fam Physician
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The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of consultations involving the management of psychological problems. In a separate analysis we also examine the prescribing/provision of antidepressants. This synopsis provides a backdrop against which articles in this issue of Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
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General practitioners are increasingly aware of the bipolar disorders and of being required to adopt a management role. ⋯ Bipolar disorders benefit from a mix of medication and nonmedication components, with complementary clinical management and patient self management reducing the high morbidity and suicide risk associated with these disorders.