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. 2020 Jul 6;117(27-28):472–479. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0472

eTable 3. Follow-up treatment by specialist*1 or general practitioner/internist*2.

eTable 3a – In the entire index year at least one service provided by specialist or general practitioner
Specialist *1 General practitioner *2
n % n %
Number n and % of index population 12 672 55 4276 19
eTable 3b – In the first quarter after discharge at least one service provided by specialist or general practitioner
Specialist *1 General practitioner *2
n % n %
Number n and % of index population 9659 42 2235 10
eTable 3c – Medication and psychotherapy if in the first quarter after discharge at least one service was provided by specialist or general practitioner
Inpatient primary diagnosis Treatment Total Specialist *1 General practitioner *2
n % n % n %
Severe depression Total 13 427 100 5879 100 1302 100
AD 6619 49 3197 54 587 45
PT 644 5 316 5 88 7
AD + PT 1032 8 680 12 81 6
(–) 5132 38 1686 29 546 42
Moderate depression Total 9270 100 3780 100 933 100
AD 3289 35 1585 42 284 30
PT 757 8 363 10 89 10
AD + PT 619 7 389 10 <50  5
(–) 4605 50 1443 38 511 55

*1 Specialist: Neurology and psychiatry, psychiatry and psychotherapy, psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy;

*2 General practitioner: General practice, physician/medical practitioner internist, pediatrician (family physician)

Cases in the specialist category may also have received additional services from their general practitioner.

Included in the general practitioner category are only those cases which have not received additional specialist services

AD, antidepressant; AD + PT, antidepressant + psychotherapy; PT, psychotherapy; (–), neither antidepressant nor psychotherapy green: guideline-adherent treatment

red: non-guideline-adherent treatment