Improving collaboration between private psychiatrists, the public mental health sector and general practitioners: Evaluation of the Partnership Project

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 125-134

  Pirkis, Jane ^a   Livingston, Jenni ^a   Herrman, Helen ^a   Schweitzer, Isaac ^a   Gill, Lisa ^b   Morley, Belinda ^a   Grigg, Margaret ^c   Tanaghow, Amgad ^a   Yung, Alison ^a   Trauer, Tom ^b   Burgess, Philip ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b St Vincent's Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Private psychiatrists; Public sector mental health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 11144354386     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01314.x     Document Type: Article

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