Pathways to mental health care in Italy: Results from a multicenter study

Conclusions:
Our multicenter study shows that although general practitioners and hospital doctors are still the main referral point for mental health care, a greater proportion of patients are first seen in private settings or directly reach mental health centers, compared to previous surveys conducted in Italy. However, a stronger collaboration of psychiatrists with general practitioners and psychologists is still needed.

Source: International Journal of Social Psychiatry - July 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Volpe, U., Fiorillo, A., Luciano, M., Del Vecchio, V., Palumbo, C., Calo, S., Piras, S., Signorelli, M., Filippo, D., Piselli, M., De Fazio, P., Gotelli, S., Bardicchia, F., Cerveri, G., Ferrari, S., Mule, A., Ribolsi, M., Sampogna, G., De Rosa, C., Sarto Tags: Articles Source Type: research