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Several sources have available standardized protocols for primary care
physicians to deal with common psychiatric illnesses as well as reactions
seen following severe stress.Depression
A comprehensive strategy for assessing and treating major depression,
with clear-cut, evidence-based protocols
Once you know treatment is needed, a simple evidence-based plan for how
to treat depression in primary care, from
TIMA, the Texas
Implementation of Medication Algorithm project. You can click
here
for the one page summary, or
here for
the 91-page physician manual.
A quick assessment scale from the
MacArthur Initiative on
Depression & Primary Care
Post-Traumatic Stress and Anxiety
A comprehensive strategy for assessing and treating acute stress
reaction, acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder as well as
an ongoing stress reaction
Substance-Use Disorders
A comprehensive strategy for assessing and treating substance use
disorders.
A simple four question tool for use in primary practice
Primary Care Personal Library
A series of one or two page references, with the key points from the
above protocols.
A list of resources related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, as well as
general disaster mental health care are available here.
Psychosocial Issues
A collection of brief information sheets from reputable sources,
of use for parents and teachers
A list of links to many major evidence-based medicine resources
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