El Papel de los psicólogos clínicos en la atención primaria, de los enfermeros y los farmacéuticos en el manejo de la ansiedad

Abstract

The burden on Primary Care professionals to carry out assessments and treatments for mild mental disorders (MMD), with the rigour of clinical practice guidelines and available resources, leads to over-medicalization and the consequent higher health expenditure and the possibility of chronicling the problem. To treat mild mental disorders, specifically anxiety disorders, multiprofessional work is proposed (doctors, psychologists, nurses, pharmacists) where the patient occupies the center of actions. Clinical psychologists incorporated into health centers perform psychological assessment of patients referred by family doctors, to form therapy groups. PC nurses develop some interventions, depending on the level of anxiety experienced by the person and following the systematic nursing care plan. Community pharmacists detect anxiety-related problems early, are actively involved in the dispensing service and, with proper training, provide emotional support and counseling to the anxious patient.