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Leon Piterman
Researcher at Monash University
Publications - 168
Citations - 2841
Leon Piterman is an academic researcher from Monash University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 168 publications receiving 2646 citations. Previous affiliations of Leon Piterman include Monash University, Clayton campus & National Heart Foundation of Australia.
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Riding the wave: current and emerging trends in graduates from Australian university medical schools.
TL;DR: Postgraduate medical training will require a substantial injection of resources to expand opportunities for clinical training, without compromising quality, and patterns of career choice by medical graduates and workforce supply levels must be monitored.
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The attitudes of Australian GPs to evidence-based medicine: a focus group study
Justine Mayer,Leon Piterman +1 more
TL;DR: The Australian GPs in this study had mixed views about the increasing profile of evidence-based medicine, and the use of this paradigm in practice.
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Group-based psychosocial intervention for bipolar disorder: randomised controlled trial
David J. Castle,Carolynne White,James Chamberlain,Michael Berk,Lesley Berk,Sue Lauder,Greg Murray,Isaac Schweitzer,Leon Piterman,Monica Gilbert +9 more
TL;DR: The authors evaluated a manualised group-based intervention for people with bipolar disorder in a naturalistic setting and found that participants who received the intervention were significantly less likely to have a relapse of any type and spent less time unwell.
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Part II. General practitioner-specialist referral process.
Leon Piterman,Stella Koritsas +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the nature of the referral process, beginning with referrals frequently made by GPs in Australia and reasons for referral to specialists, and explore the second of two articles that explore the general practitioner (GP)-specialist relationship.
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Somatic symptoms, hypochondriasis and psychological distress: a study of somatisation in Australian general practice.
TL;DR: The prevalence of somatisation (multiple somatic symptoms and hypochondriasis) among Australian general practice attendees, its recognition by general practitioners, and its relationship with symptoms of depression and anxiety are measured.