Incidence of Health Concerns in Primary Care Encounters (IMAGE)

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Incidence of Health Concerns in Primary Care Encounters

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A bar chart from the academic paper showing the incidence of various health complaints in visits to primary care physicians. Psychological concerns are occurring in more than 10 percent of visits, second only to muskuloskeletal and cardiovascular complaints.

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CITATION: “Nationwide Analysis of 350 million Patient Encounters Reveals a High Volume of Mental-Health Conditions in Primary Care,” Avshalom Caspi, Renata Houts, Terrie Moffitt, Lea Richmond-Rakerd, Matthew Hanna, Hans Fredrik Sunde, Fartein Ask Torvik. Nature Mental Health, Sept. 19, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00310-5

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