Abstract
A small scale pilot study was conducted in two area teams and four part-time GP attachment schemes to test the use of a psychiatric screening instrument (GHQ28) and social assessments. The instruments were administered at case allocation and again at three months. Few clinical and social changes were observed in the short term. It was found that 27 out of 40 cases (68 %) were identified by the psychiatric screening instruments as probable cases of minor disorder, on both occasions, and that a further seven clients could have had a transient disturbance. On the basis of these results it was felt that a larger two-stage enquiry was warranted, and necessary, before definite conclusions could be drawn.
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