Continuing Care for Mentally Stable Psychiatric Patients in Primary Care: Patients' Preferences and Views

Table 3

Reasons why some patients would prefer not to attend their GP for their continuing psychiatric care.

Reason	^*Total 𝑁=98; 𝑛 (% )
I would be worried about the quality of the psychiatric care from my GP	67 (68%)
I do not have a medical/GP visit card and cannot pay for GP consultations	40 (41%)
I do not have a GP	9 (9%)
Other reasons	19 (19%)

^*Total 𝑁 is the number of patients who expressed a preference for attending specialised psychiatric services for their continuing mental health care even if they are stable on their treatment.