in norway a review of community mental health services found that gps generally are regarded as competent involved and accessible partners by the community mental health workers slettebak et al this is a good base on which norway should build however given that gps will likely remain at the forefront of diagnosing and treating mildtomoderate disorders there is an ongoing need to assure a high quality of care for mental disorders the availability of training for cbt and reimbursements for gps delivering cbt is an interesting development