RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Counselling in general practice JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO Drug Ther Bull FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 49 OP 52 DO 10.1136/dtb.2000.38749 VO 38 IS 7 YR 2000 UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/38/7/49.abstract AB Up to 30% of the problems that patients consult their GPs about have a psychosocial component.1,2 Managing the needs of these patients has contributed to the increase of counselling provision in primary care. Most primary care groups (81%) have some provision for practice-based counselling,3 and around a third4 to a half 5 of general practices now have counselling services provided by a range of practitioners. Here, we assess the effectiveness of counselling for managing emotional and mental health problems in general practice.