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Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database (2013)
Journal Article
Coupland, C., Morriss, R., Arthur, A., Moore, M., Hill, T., & Hippisley-Cox, J. (2013). Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database. BMC Psychiatry, 13(135), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-13-135

Background: Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in primary care in England and their use is increasing. This is largely due to longer durations of treatment of depression. Observational studies have shown some differences in... Read More about Safety of antidepressants in adults aged under 65: protocol for a cohort study using a large primary care database.

Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care (2013)
Journal Article
Richardson, G., Epstein, D., Chew-Graham, C., Dowrick, C., Bentall, R. P., Morriss, R. K., …Wearden, A. J. (2013). Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care. BMC Family Practice, 14(Januar), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-14-12

Background:

Nurse led self-help treatments for people with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalitis (CFS/ME) have been shown to be effective in reducing fatigue but their cost-effectiveness is unknown.
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Cost-effectiveness analysis... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care.

Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention (2012)
Journal Article
Morriss, R. K., Kai, J., Atha, C., Avery, A., Bayes, S., Franklin, M., …Yang, M. (2012). Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention. BMC Family Practice, 13(39), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-39

Background:

The top 3% of frequent attendance in primary care is associated with 15% of all appointments in primary care, a fivefold increase in hospital expenditure, and more mental disorder and functional somatic symptoms compared to normal atte... Read More about Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention.

General practitioners' views on reattribution for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a questionnaire and qualitative study (2008)
Journal Article
Dowrick, C., Gask, L., Hughes, J. G., Charles-Jones, H., Hogg, J. A., Peters, S., …Morriss, R. K. (2008). General practitioners' views on reattribution for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a questionnaire and qualitative study. BMC Family Practice, 9(46), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-46

Background:

The successful introduction of new methods for managing medically unexplained symptoms in primary care is dependent to a large degree on the attitudes, experiences and expectations of practitioners. As part of an exploratory randomised... Read More about General practitioners' views on reattribution for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: a questionnaire and qualitative study.