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Table 3 Main findings

From: How do general practitioners experience providing care to refugees with mental health problems? A qualitative study from Denmark

Theme

Communication

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The general practitioners prefer to use professional interpreters

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Communication entails more than sharing a common language

Quality of care

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The general practitioners show limited awareness of past trauma among refugee patients

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The general practitioners may feel reluctant to initiate certain types of treatment due to language barriers in refugee patients

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The general practitioners may feel powerless in the treatment of refugee patients

Referral pathways

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The general practitioners may refer refugee patients to specialised treatment centres for traumatised refugees

Expectations and understanding of disease

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The refugee patients may lack an understanding of the connection between psychological problems and physical symptoms

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The refugee patients may exhibit different expectations of treatment