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Extent and Determinants of General Practitioner Referrals and Contacts With Mental Health Care Providers

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
3 February 2011

Abstract

In light of current reforms designed to enhance primary care and service integration, this study assesses variables associated with referrals of general practitioners (N = 398) to and their contacts with mental health care providers. Referrals appeared to be more closely related to the case complexity of patients and GPs' individual characteristics (i.e., perceived importance of interorganizational relationships, experience and expertise in mental health), whereas contacts were linked more closely to issues of system quality and access to a shared-care model. Our findings (a) support the development of collaborative models to enhance relationships between mental health care providers and GPs, and (b) promote greater availability and diversity of mental health care services.

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Dans le contexte des réformes poursuivant le renforcement des soins primaires et l'intégration des services, cette étude vise à identifier les variables associées aux instances d'accès aux services de santé mentale conseillé par les omnipraticiennes et omnipraticiens (N = 398) et aux contacts entre ces derniers et les services de santé mentale. Les conseils apparaissent plus reliés aux profils des patients et patientes (complexité des problèmes) et des omnipraticiens et omnipraticiennes (importance perçue des relations interorganisationnelles, expérience et expertise en santé mentale), alors que les contacts seraient plus expliqués par la qualité des services et le développement de soins partagés. Nos résultats soutiennent le déploiement de modèles de collaboration visant à améliorer les relations entre les services de santé mentale et les omnipraticiens et omnipraticiennes et une meilleure disponibilité de ressources diversifiées en santé mentale.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 29Number 2September 2010
Pages: 113 - 129

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Marie-Josée Fleury
McGill University and Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre
Jean-Marie Bamvita
Douglas Mental Health University Institute Research Centre
Jacques Tremblay
McGill University and Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Alain Lesage
Université de Montréal and Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine

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