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Annals of Family Medicine, Annals of Family Medicine, 4(9), p. 359-365

DOI: 10.1370/afm.1267

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COOP/WONCA Charts as a Screen for Mental Disorders in Primary Care

Journal article published in 2011 by Joao Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques ORCID, Antonio Waldo Zuardi
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

PURPOSE Most people with mental disorders receive treatment in primary care. The charts developed by the Dartmouth Primary Care Cooperative Research Network (COOP) and the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies, and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians (WONCA) have not yet been evaluated as a screen for these disorders, using a structured psychiatric interview by an expert or considering diagnoses other than depression. We evaluated the validity and feasibility of the COOP/WONCA Charts as a mental disorders screen by comparing them both with other questionnaires previously validated and with the assessment of a mental health specialist using a structured diagnostic interview.