Why Are There No Publications For Primary Care Physicians on Emotions and Health?
There is no available publication for the primary care physician that focuses on managing the emotional factor. A review of the journal holdings at a large New York medical library; the current publications lists of the Index Medicus; Gale’s Directory; Burrelle’s Media Directory; and Vol. 4 (Controlled Series) of the Ulrich’s Directory failed to disclose any publication devoted to this critical topic. Journals aimed at psychiatrists, publications for those interested in psychosomatic medicine, or some corporate-sponsored throw away newsletters may on occasion contain material that might be relevant. But busy doctors don’t have the time to cull scores of publications for pertinent information that could be of considerable value to them and to their patients. As the burden of detecting and managing the emotional problems of patients increasingly falls on the shoulders of primary care physicians, they will require high-caliber resources to help them sharpen their diagnostic skills in this
