Mental health problems of undocumented migrants in the Netherlands: A qualitative exploration of recognition, recording, and treatment by general practitioners

Objective. To explore the views and experiences of general practitioners (GPs) in relation to recognition, recording,and treatment of mental health problems of undocumented migrants (UMs), and to gain insight in the reasons for underregistration of mental health problems in the electronic medical records. Design. Qualitative study design with semi-structured interviews using a topic guide. Subjects and setting. Sixteen GPs in the Netherlands with clinical expertise in the care of UMs. Results. GPs recognized many mental health problems in UMs. Barriers that prevented them from recording these... Mehr ...