Your first point of contact and your partner in recovery: the GP's role in mental health care
- Written by Louise Stone, General practitioner; Clinical Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University
GPs see 88% of the Australian population every year. So they're well-positioned to provide mental health care to a broad spectrum of people.From shutterstock.com
Around 70% of people who sought treatment for their mental health in Australia in 2015-16 saw a general practitioner. This amounts to 18 million dedicated mental health consultations.
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