Table 1
Participants’ characteristics.
| Code | Sex | Provides ambulatory care | Provides residential care | Participated at nominal group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dGP1 | Female | Group practice | NA | Yes |
| dGP2 | Female | Group practice | NA | Yes |
| dGP3 | Male | Solo practice | NA | Yes |
| dGP4 | Male | Solo practice | NA | No |
| dPSY1 | Male | Private practice + ambulatory mental health service | No | Yes |
| dPSY2 | Male | Private practice + outpatients while based at a psychiatric hospital | Limitedly | Yes |
| dPSY3 | Male | No | Psychiatric hospital | Yes |
| dPSY4 | Male | No | Psychiatric ward of a general hospital | No |
| fGP1(FB) | Female | Group practice | NA | Yes |
| fGP2(AS) | Female | Community health centre | NA | Yes |
| fGP3(AM) | Female | Community health centre | NA | No |
| fGP4(MS) | Female | Solo practice | NA | No |
| fGP5(NW) | Female | Solo practice | NA | Yes |
| fGP6(AD) | Male | Solo practice | NA | Yes |
| fGP7(JF) | Male | Group practice | NA | Yes |
| fPSY1(DG) | Female | Outpatients while based at a psychiatric hospital | Limitedly in a psychiatric hospital + psychiatric ward of a general hospital | No |
| fPSY2(SS) | Female | Private practice | Psychiatric ward of a general hospital | Yes |
| fPSY3(JLK) | Male | Outreach | Psychiatric hospital | Yes |
| fPSY4(DB) | Male | Private practice + outpatients while based at a psychiatric hospital | No | Yes |
| fPSt1(NB) | Male | Day care | No | Yes |
[i] A participant’s code is consisted as follows: d = Dutch speaking; f = French speaking; GP = general practitioner; PSY = psychiatrist; PSt = Psychiatrist trainee.
Table 2
Summary of suggestions to improve collaboration amongst practitioners when dealing with severely depressed patients, classified by system level.
Suggestions at macro level: conditions necessary to install collaborative care
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Suggestions at meso level: measures supporting collaborative care
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Suggestions at micro level: possible to implement rapidly
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