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The COVID-19 pandemic, with its resulting city lockdowns, mass quarantines and social isolation worldwide, has uniquely highlighted the importance of mental health.
Clinical
Quarantine has been associated with increased rates of suicide, anger, acute stress disorder, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, with symptoms continuing even years after quarantine.
The traumatic experiences associated with COVID-19 pose significant risks for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the exacerbation of pre-existing PTSD.
Healthcare workers are a vulnerable population who have been exposed to high work-related stress during the COVID-19 pandemic because of the high risk of infection and excessive workloads.
A good diagnosis provides a valid interpretation of a person’s experience and is respectful and empowering.
Physical exercise can lead to improvements in positive, negative and cognitive symptoms, as well as in somatic comorbidities, global functioning and quality of life.
Editorial
Primary healthcare, with its established principles and multisectoral approach, is an ideal mechanism to provide support and care in response to health threats.
Letters
Readers express their opinions on published articles and topics of interest.
Case Study
A woman aged 55 years presented to her general practitioner with a painful, rapidly progressing ulcer surrounding her ileostoma site.
A boy aged five years presented to the paediatric outpatient clinic with a six-month history of snoring and noisy breathing during sleep.
This article provides a framework for the general practitioner to assess and manage a child presenting with a red eye.
A man aged 41 years was brought to hospital with fever, sweats, headache, myalgia, arthralgia and increasing confusion of six days’ duration.
Medication review can be delivered using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure ongoing provision of care to vulnerable patient populations and to minimise risk of infection.
The role of the primary care provider is to identify significant curves and decide which patients require imaging and when to refer.
An uncircumcised man aged 70 years presented to a dermatology clinic with a three-month history of a persistent erythematous rash of the glans penis.
A man aged 85 years presented to his treating doctor for his annual skin examination, which revealed a lesion on the posterior aspect of his right deltoid.
A Caucasian man aged 63 years with a history of heavy smoking and occasional alcohol drinking presented with concerns regarding a hard lump in the middle of his hard palate.
Research
It is important for medical students to learn how to conduct sound medical research by implementing their own research projects.
Ensuring general practitioners receive timely discharge medication information will enable them to safely continue the patient’s care in the community.
Viewpoint
The recent increased public experience with epidemiological concepts such as contact tracing offers new potential to improve detection and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
Clinical challenge
This clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to the RACGP website.
Professional
AJGP would like to thank all our 2020 reviewers for their generous contribution to the journal.