The Medical journal of Australia
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To determine from self-report how often people with anxiety and depressive disorders consult GPs and what treatment they receive. ⋯ Many people who could benefit from treatment for anxiety and depressive disorders are not being reached. If people were registered with a general practice it would be possible for GPs to take a proactive stance that could result in greater benefit to patients at a lower cost to the health system.
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To determine the rates and predictors of treatments for patients with common mental disorders in Australian general practice. ⋯ Practitioners largely provide non-specific, non-pharmacological interventions for patients with common mental disorders. Even among those with the most severe disorders, only a minority receive pharmacological or specific evidence-based non-pharmacological treatments.
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Malawi opened its only medical school in April 1991, despite opposition from some who believed that the venture was a waste of precious resources. From 1986, selected Malawi students had done preclinical training in Australia, the United Kingdom and South Africa, returning to Malawi for the clinical phase of their training. ⋯ Twenty Malawi medical students attended the medical schools of the University of Adelaide and Flinders University in South Australia between 1991 and 1996. All but three of those students are now qualified doctors working in various capacities in healthcare delivery service in Malawi.
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Injuries to the extremities from stingray barbs are not uncommon along the Australian seaboard. Cardiac injuries from stingray barbs are rare, even worldwide, and all but one have been fatal. We report a survivor of a cardiac injury caused by a stingray barb. Penetration of a body cavity by a stingray barb requires early surgical referral and management.