GPs' identification of patients with mental distress: a coupled questionnaire and cohort study from norwegian urban general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health problems are one of the leading causes of disease burden worldwide, and are mainly diagnosed and treated in general practice. It is unclear however, how general practitioners (GPs) identify mental health problems in their patients. The aim of this study was to explore how patients' self-reported levels of mental distress correspond with psychological diagnoses made by their GPs, and associations with sex, age, number of consultations, and somatic symptom diagnoses.

Methods

A questionnaire study coupled with retrospective and prospective cohort data from 553 patients aged 16-65 years in six GP offices in Oslo, Norway during 21 months in 2014-2016.

Results

We found that 73.3% of patients with self-reported high levels of mental distress versus o

SUBMITTER: Dahli MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549632 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature