Shared Mental Health Care in Canada

Strategies of Collaboration between General Practitioners and Psychiatrists: A Survey of Practitioners' Opinions and Characteristics

“…Third, we designed the first drafts of the questionnaire. The sources of the items were as follows: 1) the analyzed verbatim records of the interviews and focus group session; 2) the document, "Shared Mental Health Care in Canada" (16); and 3) other questionnaires (36,37).…”

“…Key principles underlying models of collaboration have been identified (16,31,32). Still, only a few studies have considered the views of practitioners concerning collaboration.…”

“…Globally, they see most patients with mental disorders (13,14) and play an important role in the delivery of mental health care (15). GPs alone, however, cannot provide mentally ill individuals with all the care they need (16). Collaboration with other professionals-especially with psychiatrists -is widely recommended (16)(17)(18)(19).…”

“…GPs alone, however, cannot provide mentally ill individuals with all the care they need (16). Collaboration with other professionals-especially with psychiatrists -is widely recommended (16)(17)(18)(19).…”

Moving Out of the Office: Removing Barriers to Access to Psychiatrists

“…23 Moreover, private offices do not encourage consultation-liaison or collaboration with first-line services and with other health professionals. Instead of extending the reach of the specialist through shared care, 24 the private office can easily become a bunker that is inaccessible to the community.…”