{"title":"Book review: Better Born Lucky Than Brilliant: Life of a country doctor and naturalist.","authors":"Taleitha Atkins","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-11-24-7471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-11-24-7471","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"160"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"March 2025 correspondence.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"87-89"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wherever medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.","authors":"Rim Ghali","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-3-25-1234e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-3-25-1234e","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond the clinic door: You know it when.","authors":"","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chris Hayes, Laura Bruggink, Hema Rajappa, Katherine Brain, Matthew Pols
{"title":"A cumulative strain model for chronic pain and multimorbidity.","authors":"Chris Hayes, Laura Bruggink, Hema Rajappa, Katherine Brain, Matthew Pols","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-02-24-7145","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-02-24-7145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic pain often occurs amidst multimorbidity. The proposed cumulative strain model postulates diverse but interlinked biological mechanisms of strain playing a role in the causation of multiple chronic conditions, including chronic pain. Modulators of strain include mindbody, connection, activity, nutrition and biomedical aspects. These modulators can be targeted therapeutically to bring a shift towards wellness.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this paper is to highlight common mechanisms underpinning chronic conditions and prompt consideration of how these mechanisms might be targeted therapeutically in primary care.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The recognition of common underlying mechanisms and treatments for chronic conditions, including chronic pain, opens the way for consideration of generic chronic condition programs in primary care, and hence a reduced requirement for condition-specific specialist referrals.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"129-133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological medicine.","authors":"Rim Ghali","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-3-25-1234e","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-3-25-1234e","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Providing effective treatment for borderline personality disorder.","authors":"Gillian Singleton, Josephine Beatson, Sathya Rao","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7031","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-11-23-7031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious but treatable mental health condition with a good prognosis for those who access appropriate treatment. Early identification, provision of brief interventions and continuity of care aids remission, and is possible without general practitioners (GPs) getting burned out.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This paper provides a brief overview of practical tips and useful resources for GPs to feel more equipped to provide effective care and support remission for individuals diagnosed with BPD.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>People with BPD frequently present with complex problems and GPs can perceive patients as challenging to work with. It can be empowering for clinicians to consider a diagnosis of BPD when expectations of a challenging encounter occur. Early recognition and validation of underlying distress, psychoeducation and structured support can make a significant difference. Suicidal behaviour occurs in 80% of individuals with BPD, and they have a 20 year reduction in life expectancy, largely attributable to chronic diseases. This emphasises the importance of continuity in primary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 3","pages":"112-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143568831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Guest Editorial: Role of general practice in disaster health management.","authors":"Penelope Burns, Michelle Hamrosi, Michael Kidd","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-07-24-7357","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-07-24-7357","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 1-2","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Finn O'Sullivan, Jason Yu, Bosco Wu, Tim Tse, Jessica Qiu
{"title":"A case of burning feet.","authors":"Finn O'Sullivan, Jason Yu, Bosco Wu, Tim Tse, Jessica Qiu","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-08-24-7384","DOIUrl":"10.31128/AJGP-08-24-7384","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 1-2","pages":"70-72"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}