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Chapter 236Box 2.1. Primary care for patients with both Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and mental health disorders (MHD)GP rolesy Prevention‐ General health promotion‐ Education on potential risk factors for MHDs‐ Identify provoking risk factors for MHDs and act on themy Assessment‐ Multidimensional assessment of MHDsy Treatment‐ Treatment of common and less complex MHDs‐ Referral of rare or complex MHDs ‐ Prescribing psychotropic medicationy Follow-up‐ Monitoring treatment responses and adverse side effects‐ Coordinating multidisciplinary careGPs’ knowledge and experience y Low priority in research and GPs’ educational programmesy Lack of evidence-based primary care knowledge y Reliance on experience-based knowledgeCaregiver roley Recognizing symptoms of MHDs and seeking helpy Overcoming communication difficulties y Providing additional information y Joint decision makingy Executing and monitoring the treatment plany Identifying adverse side-effect of psychotropic medicationCollaborationy Forms of collaboration- Collegial advice- Handing patient over to another professional- Integrative care y Preconditions for adequate collaboration- Referral options with clear procedures- Adequate information exchange- Consensus on responsibilities- Payment models as an incentive for collaborationA standardized approach y A standardized multidimensional approach may improve the quality of carey Guidelines and tools applicable to patients with IDDiscussion To our knowledge, this is the first scoping review with a focus on patients with both ID and MHD in primary healthcare. GPs are key figures in the care for this specific patient group. They have a broad role that can be demanding in the sense that GPs need specific knowledge, experience, and skills for a Katrien Pouls sHL.indd 36 24-06-2024 16:26