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Table 1 Characteristics of participating primary care centers (PCC)

From: The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview is useful and well accepted as part of the clinical assessment for depression and anxiety in primary care: a mixed-methods study

PCC ID

Location, listed patients (n); CNIa

Number parti-cipating GPs (number employed)

MINI interviewer

Procedure

1

Suburb,

18,000 patients;

CNI = 1.26

9

(15)

1 medical social worker after referral from a GP

MINI results fed back to the GP for decision on further management

2

Suburb,

21,000 patients;

CNI = 0.93

≥8

(14)

Psychologists after referral from a GP or the GPs themselves

Psychologists made a full assessment including MINI and initiated CBT if relevant or the GPs initiated treatment.

3

Central Stockholm,

10,000 patients;

CNI = 0.72

1

(3)

The GP

The GP initiated treatment

  1. aCNI Care Need Index [45] a measure of psychosocial burden, where higher values indicate larger problems; average CNI = 1.0; GP general practitioner
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BMC Primary Care

ISSN: 2731-4553

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