BackgroundHow GPs understand mental health problems determines their treatment choices; however, measures describing GPs' thinking about such problems are not currently available.
AimTo develop a measure of the complexity of GP explanations of common mental health problems and to pilot its reliability and validity.
Design of studyA qualitative development of the measure, followed by inter-rater reliability and validation pilot studies.
SettingGeneral practices in North London.
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