Challenges faced by general practitioners and allied mental health services in providing mental health services in rural Queensland

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-130

  Bambling, Matthew ^a   Kavanagh, David ^a   Lewis, Gisela ^b   King, Robert ^b   King, David ^b   Sturk, Heidi ^b   Turpin, Merrill ^b   Gallois, Cindy ^b   Bartlett, Helen ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Depression; Mentalhealth; Mentalhealth service; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247150719     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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