[A national project for validation of the Collaborative Care Model in Swedish health care setting is planned]

One third of all persons attending primary care present mental health issues, and psychiatric diagnoses accounts for 45 % of sick pay in Sweden. It is important that cooperation between primary care and specialized psychiatry units function seamlessly, ensuring patients with mental disorders health care on an adequate level. The cooperation between primary care and specialized psychiatry must become more patient focused, effective and safe. There is an evidence based model for cooperation between primary care and specialized psychiatry not yet tried out in Sweden, the Collaborative Care Model. A national project for validation of the Collaborative Care Model in a Swedish health care setting is planned to be launched by initiative of the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions.