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General introduction 1915. What are GPs’ and MHNPs’ experiences, needs, and suggestions for improvement regarding MH care provided in primary care?Outline of this thesisThe five studies conducted in the research project are briefly described below to provide an outline of this thesis.Chapter 2 provides an overview of the existing knowledge on GP care for people with both ID and MH problems and identifies knowledge gaps and opportunities that may improve primary MH care. For this, we conducted a scoping review, for which relevant publications were retrieved from international scientific and grey literature. Chapters 3 and 4 provide a quantitative perspective on MH care for people with MID. Chapter 3 presents an overview of the prevalence of both MH disorders and MH complaints in people with MID, and the primary care provided in terms of consultations and medication prescriptions, compared with people with no ID. For this retrospective database study, we linked a primary care database with a social service information database to identify people with MID who would have been overlooked without data linkage.After the initial contacts with the GP, some of the people with both MID and MH problems will be referred to advanced MH services by their GP. Chapter 4 provides an analysis of the prevalence of the range of MH disorders and the MH care provided to people with and without MID in advanced MH services. We conducted a population-based database study by linking an MH service database with the same social service information database as used in Chapter 3.Chapters 5 and 6 provide a qualitative perspective on primary MH care for people with MID. In Chapter 5, we explored patients’ experiences and needs regarding the primary MH care that they received. For this qualitative study, Katrien Pouls sHL.indd 19 24-06-2024 16:26