Cognitive behavioural therapy cuts GP visits by frequent attenders, finds study

Risk of Depression and Anxiety in Adults With Cerebral Palsy

“…We used 12 visits per year as an indicator for frequent GP consultations as has been done in previous work. 26 For each potential confounder, we identified only those cases that occurred before the event date (ie, depression diagnosis or anxiety diagnosis) or the date of censoring.…”

“…Finally, we identified the mean number of GP visits per year, (0-2 visits per year, 2-11.9 visits per year, or ≥12 visits per year). We used 12 visits per year as an indicator for frequent GP consultations as has been done in previous work . For each potential confounder, we identified only those cases that occurred before the event date (ie, depression diagnosis or anxiety diagnosis) or the date of censoring.…”