Table 2 Frequency of recommendations made by the psychiatrist to improve mental healthcare delivered by primary care providers
Recommendations | Frequency n (% of total recommendations) |
|---|---|
Clarification of Psychiatric Diagnosis | 55 (25.7%) |
Revisit primary mental health diagnosis | 34 (15.8%) |
Obtain more information from the patients/family | 10 (4.6%) |
Rule out other medical illnesses (physical) | 11 (5.1%) |
Treatment optimization | 111 (51.8%) |
Add or increase focus on counselling and psychosocial support | 20 (9.3%) |
Increase antidepressants | 20 (9.3%) |
Discontinue inappropriate medication(s) | 12 (5.6%) |
Manage sleep problems using non-pharmacological strategies | 12 (5.6%) |
Add “as-needed” medications | 11 (5.1%) |
Decrease medication dose | 11 (5.1%) |
Manage sleep problems using medication | 9 (4.2%) |
Add propranolol | 8 (3.7%) |
Add antipsychotic | 8 (3.7%) |
Other | 48 (22.4%) |
Total | 214 |