GP Journal Spotlights Men's Health And Managing Trauma

Main Category: Men's health
Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice
Article Date: 05 Mar 2009 - 2:00 PDT

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The March 2009 edition of Australian Family Physician, the flagship journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), features a range of articles and research focusing on key issues in general practice today. The March 2009 edition includes the following articles:

Engaging men in health care
Greg Malcher

The theme for this issue is Engaging men in health care. This article explores the concept that not all men can be engaged in their health care through a particular technique or strategy. The article challenges the perception that men are disinterested in their health and discusses opportunities for engaging men in their health care in general practice.

The article is timely given the launch this week of the M5 Project; a bold new national campaign that will encourage men to talk about their health with their GP and to make their health a priority (see http://www.m5project.com.au for more information).

Men and depression
Kay A Wilhelm AM

This article explores whether lower reported rates of depression in men as compared to women indicates better overall mental health in the male population. The article explores the different ways in which men display symptoms and behaviours in response to depression and the need to provide a safe environment for men to discuss their feelings.

The newly single man
Darren B Russell

This article explores health issues faced by men who are newly single and the opportunity for these patients to be engaged in health promotion activities when visiting their GP. The article looks at issues surrounding mental health, drug use and sexual health.

Post-traumatic stress disorder - Best practice GP guidelines
David Forbes, Bronwyn Wolfgang, John Cooper

This article explores best practice general practitioner guidelines for the care provided to the 50 65 percent of Australians who are exposed to a traumatic event during their lifetime. The article looks at how to put guidelines for the treatment of adults with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder into practice.

Learning from UK primary care
Richard Hays

This article looks at similarities and differences in the way that Australia and the United Kingdom deliver primary health care services and the way the two systems could learn from each other in implementing reforms.

All articles are available to read online at http://www.racgp.org.au/afp.

Australian Family Physician is the journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It is a peer reviewed journal, publishing original articles and reviews dedicated to meeting the ongoing educational requirements of general practitioners. For more information including subscription to the print version, visit http://www.racgp.org.au/afp.

About the RACGP

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is responsible for maintaining standards for quality clinical practice, education and training, and research in Australian general practice. The RACGP represents the majority of Australia's urban and rural general practitioners.

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