Consultation-Liaison Intervention for Patients with Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care

General practitioners and their screened patients have access to the consultation-liaison services for a total duration of 12 months, including standard screening, expert consultations, on demand patient referral for structured mental health diagnostics, psychoeducation and treatment planning, as well as brief psychotherapeutic intervention and triage.

Usual primary care practice as offered in routine care. Enhanced means that practitioners receive a basic training which consists of guideline-based structured screening procedures for depression and anxiety mental disorders in primary care.