Mental health care as delivered by Dutch general practitioners between 2004 and 2008

Objective. In the field of mental health care, a major role for general practice is advocated. However, not much is known about the treatment and referral of mental health problems in general practice. This study aims at the volume and nature of treatment of mental health problems in general practice; the degree to which treatment varies according to patients' gender, age, and social economic status; and trends in treatment and referral between 2004 and 2008. Design/setting. Descriptive study with trends in time in general practice in the Netherlands. Subjects. 350,000 patients enlisted in gen... Mehr ...