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Common psychiatric disorders were depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, sleeping problems, sexual disorders, and eating disorders. The first response was usually given within 2 h (interquartile range, 0\u201314.3 h), with 86% answered within 24 h and 95% within 48 h. Qualitative analysis revealed four themes, namely \u201ctype of question,\u201d \u201ccases in relation to current clinical guidelines,\u201d \u201ccase complexity\u201d and \u201cthe doctor being pressured.\u201d Type of question comprised diagnostic, therapeutic, and referral questions. Notably, for 44.1% of questions no current clinical guidelines was present and 46.3% of cases were deemed complex in nature. 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