Mental health referral role of rural financial counsellors

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-85

  Fuller, Jeffrey ^a,b   Broadbent, Jessica ^b  

^a Northern Rivers Area Health Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Referral; Role dilemma; Rural financial counsellor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STRESS; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; WELFARE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33644752877     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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