Bosnia and Herzegovina | Hospital-based outpatient services: patients are primarily seen by psychiatrists for every 1–3 months; the duration of routine meetings is 15–30 min. Other staffs include nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and trainees. Interventions offered include medication, psychotherapy and occupational therapy. |
Kosovo* | Community-based services: patients are primarily seen by nurses one to four times per month, the duration of routine meetings is 15–20 min. Psychiatrists see patients once per month or less frequently mainly to review medication or provide psychotherapy. Other professionals in services include psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers and trainees. Interventions offered include medication, family intervention, occupational therapy and home visits. |
Republic of North Macedonia | Hospital-based services: patients are seen predominately by psychiatrists or psychologists once per month or less frequently; the duration of routine meetings is 30 min. Other staffs include nurses, social workers, psychotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists and psychiatric trainees. Interventions offered include medication, psychotherapy, occupational therapy, psychoeducation and supportive psychotherapy. |
Montenegro | Hospital-based services: patients are seen predominately by psychiatrists once per month or less frequently; the duration of routine meetings 15–45 min. Other staffs include nurses, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatric trainees and defectologists. Interventions offered include medication, psychotherapy and occupational therapy. |
Serbia | Hospital-based services: patients are seen predominately by psychiatrists and psychologists every 2–3 months; the duration of routine meetings is 20–40 min. Other staffs include nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and trainees. Interventions offered include medication, psychotherapy, occupational therapy and needs-based supportive psychotherapy. |