the table has in contrast to this real countryspecific heterogeneity mainly a didactic value the private mental health care sector psychologists or psychiatrists in private practice depending on the country is also open to individuals with milder disorders and subthreshold conditions however the majority of mentallyill patients in need having at least a mild mental disorder and often being partially isolated from social and working life do not find adequate help the primary care practice is the location where most people with mental health conditions turn up particularly for the first time