Table 2 General practitioner (GP) socio-demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 398)
From: Variables associated with general practitioners taking on serious mental disorder patients
GP average age [mean (SD)] | 48 (± 9) |
Hours spent on duty per week [mean (SD)] | 43 (± 13) |
Number of patients seen (or patient consultations) in a week for any reasons [mean (SD)] | 90 (± 42) |
Proportion of medical consultations related to mental disorders, both common and serious mental disorders [mean %] | 25 (± 19) |
Proportion of serious mental disorders (SMD) patients (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar and delirious disorder) diagnosed among GP patient consultations related to mental disorders [mean % (SD)] | 12 (± 13) |
Proportion of patients with common mental disorders (CMD, i.e. depression and/or anxiety disorders, adaptation disorders, personality disorders, substance abuse) among GP patient consultations related to mental disorders [mean % (SD)] | 88 (± 42) |
Proportion of SMD patients taken on by GPs (i.e., accepted as the GP own patients, GPs assuming continuous follow-up over time) among total GP consultations of SMD patients (i.e. one-time basis and GPs' own patients) [mean % (SD)] | 34 (± 36) |
Proportion of GP consultations of SMD patients taken on related to the following reasons [mean % (SD)]: | Â |
   medication follow-up | 49 (± 39) |
   supportive therapy | 35 (± 37) |
   psychotherapy | 8 (± 21) |
Number of times GPs received their SMD patients (i.e. patients taken on) annually [mean (SD)] | 6 (± 5) |
Number of patients visiting GPs per week for mental disorders, both common and serious disorders [mean (SD)] | 23 (± 19) |