Comparison of integrated and consultation-liaison models for providing mental health care in general practice in New South Wales, Australia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1459-1466

  Harmon, Karen ^a   Carr, Vaughan J ^b   Lewin, Terry J ^a  

^a Centre for Mental Health Studies   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community psychiatric nursing; General practice; Service evaluation and comparisons in Australia; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034577405     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01616.x     Document Type: Article

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