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Episode: Dr. Tomy Thomas, M.D.: Mental Illness Through the Lens of Family Medicine
Description: Comments or feedback? Send us a text! For many mental health consumers, the first step towards seeking help is a visit to their family doctor. Moreover, research suggests that up to 2/3rds of visits to the family doctor are actually for mental health concerns – even if the original presenting complaint is for a physical symptom. In this episode Dr. Tomy Thomas, MD sits down with OICBT psychologist Dr. Pete Kelly, C.Psych to discuss mental-illness through the lens of family medicine. He discusses common presentations of mental illness seen by family doctors, outlines his thinking around prescribing prac...