Improving access to and outcomes from mental health care in rural Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 304-312

  Morley, Belinda ^a   Pirkis, Jane ^a   Naccarella, Lucio ^a   Kohn, Fay ^a   Blashki, Grant ^a   Burgess, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mrimarycare; Rural

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE STUDY; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

AUSTRALIA; CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 34548311606     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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