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1Department of Family Medicine, Hadassah School of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel rkannai@gmail.com.
Annals of Family Medicine
|September 14, 2016
Summary
A young woman with a family history of mental illness navigated personal sanity challenges within normative life events. Family physicians can address psychiatric, social, and family issues as integral to primary care.
Area of Science:
- Family Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Social Determinants of Health
Background:
- A young woman with four siblings diagnosed with mental illness faced personal struggles with sanity.
- Her challenges occurred alongside normative family-cycle transitions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To reflect on the shared anxiety between a physician and patient regarding the patient's mental health.
- To emphasize the role of family physicians in addressing psychiatric, social, and family issues in rural communities.
Main Methods:
- Case reflection by a family physician.
- Narrative description of patient's experience within a rural community context.
Main Results:
- The patient experienced significant struggles in maintaining her sanity.
- A shared anxiety was noted between the physician and patient regarding her mental state.
Conclusions:
- Psychiatric, social, and family issues are pertinent concerns within family medicine.
- Family physicians in rural settings are uniquely positioned to manage complex psychosocial factors impacting patient health.
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