GP Resources

The Sutherland Division of General Practitioners have put together the resources listed below, and the links are to their website.

New MBS Item Numbers for Mental Health

• Descriptors of GP Mental Health MBS items 
• Explanatory notes for GP Mental Health MBS items

Outcome Tools

• DASS21 Instructions 
• DASS21 Profile 
• DASS21 Questionnaire 
• DASS21 Scoring Template
• Kessler 10 (K10) Instructions
• Kessler 10 (K10) Questionnaire
• Edinburgh Post Natal Depression Scale

Paediatric Symptoms Checklist (3-16 year olds)

• PSC - parent report questionniare
• Y-PSC - self report questionniare (youth)
• Scoring guidelines

What is SDQ?

• PC1a - parent report for 4-10 year olds
• PY1a Parent report for 11-17 year olds
• YR1a - self report for 11-17  year olds
• Scoring guidelines
  http://www.sdqinfo.com/b4.html
• Further information
  http://www.sdqinfo.com/

CBT Training and Patient Self-Help Modules

Sutherland Division of Mental Health together with Sutherland Division of General Practice have developed a number of patient self-help modules based on psychological therapies commonly employed in helping people with anxiety disorders or depression. These were originally intended to be given to patients by a GP who had undertaken mental health training in these techniques.

GP Training documents and resources

• Assessment and Diagnosis of Depression
• Assessment and Diagnosis of Anxiety
• Motivational Interviewing
• The Psychological Interview
• Principles of Treatment for Depression
• Principles of Treatment for Anxiety
• Medication in Depression
• Medication in Anxiety
• Rationale for CBT
• CBT and Depression 
• CBT and Anxiety 

Patient Self-Help Modules

• Controlled Breathing
• Learning to Relax 
• Sleep Q & As 
• Keeping Active 
• Mood Monitoring 
• Mood Diary 
• Depression and Solving Problems
• Anxiety and Solving Problems 

Last Updated: 25 May 2010