Table 5.

Follow-up actions carried out by the GP for patients reporting suicidal feelings (multiple answers were possible, but only the strongest measure is presented here) (n=164)

	New episode N (%*)	Existing episode N (%*)	Total N (%*)
Made a follow-up appointment	16 (17.8)	15 (20.3)	31 (18.9)
Patient referred to mental health nurse	19 (21.1)	14 (18.9)	33 (20.1)
Patient referred to basic mental healthcare	17 (18.9)	4 (5.4)	21 (12.8)
Patient referred to specialised mental healthcare	26 (28.9)	26 (35.1)	52 (31.7)
Consulted crisis services or a liaison psychiatrist	12 (13.3)	15 (20.3)	27 (16.5)
Total	90 (100)	74 (100)	164† (100)

*Percentages are presented for the column and add up to 100% vertically.

†Missing n=10.

GP, general practitioner.