All GPs should have good mental health awareness and be easy to talk to however the latter will also depend on the patient. I've seen some wonderful doctors but find it generally hard to talk about MH things to them so I find them 'difficult to talk to' without it being their fault.
Psychiatry is part of general medical training and a lot of GPs do also undertake further training in it as it is such a common problem they come across.
Remember though that there is a difference between knowing about psychiatry/MH and knowing a person's MH problems/how best to help an individual.
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