A SMALL sample of patients presenting to their GP with clinical anxiety were randomly allocated to one of three groups, receiving either a manual (N=7), a health education leaflet (N=5) or allocation to a wait ing list control group (N=6). Multiple measures were administered before and after a one month interval, with a six month follow-up assessment. The results indicated that the leaflet led to a significant increase in the patients' knowledge about anxiety. Trends on the measures of clinical anxiety, client satisfaction and medication suggest that the manual and the leaflet were both more helpful than no information. Suggestions are made for future evaluations of this kind.
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