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Perceived Effectiveness of Mental Health Care Provided by Primary-Care Physicians and Mental Health Specialists

Received January 8, 2006; revised February 28, 2006; accepted March 8, 2006. From the Depts. of Psychiatry and Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Calgary. Send correspondence and reprint requests to JianLi Wang, Rm. 127, Heritage Medical Research Building, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 4N1. e-mail: jlwang{at}ucalgary.ca

The authors used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey: Mental Health and Well-Being to estimate and compare perceived effectiveness of mental health care provided by general practitioners/family doctors (GP/FDs), by mental health specialists among those who visited GP/FDs, and by mental health specialists-only in the past 12 months (N=2,859). The authors found that, in Canada, perceived effectiveness of mental health care provided by GP/FDs did not significantly differ from that provided by mental health specialists. Using services from both GP/FDs and mental health specialists and taking psychotropic medication improved perceived effectiveness of care.

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