
%0 Journal Article
%A Mathieson, Fiona 
%A Collings, Sunny 
%T Essay: Sub-threshold mental health syndromes:  Finding an alternative to
the medication of unhappiness
%J Journal of Primary Health Care
%D 2009/03/01
%V 1
%N 1
%P 74-77
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HC09074
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HC09074 
%X Sub-threshold anxiety and depression are common presentations in primary care. They carry a significant disability burden along with the risk of developing a frank disorder. Intervention options are limited, although there is some evidence that ultra brief interventions may be effective with this patient group. We argue that there is a need for a systematic but ultra brief, minimal contact intervention, that can be delivered by GPs or practice nurses. Such an intervention would be a form of facilitated self-management, a step up from self-help, from which people could be referred on to more intensive treatment or medication if required. MeSH KEYWORDS: Primary health care, mental health, psychotherapy, mental disorders 
