Australia needs a mental health commission

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 213-219

  Rosen, Alan ^a,g   McGorry, Patrick ^b   Groom, Grace ^c   Hickie, Ian ^d   Gurr, Roger ^a   Hocking, Barbara ^e   Leggatt, Margaret ^f   Deveson, Anne ^e   Wilson, Keith ^c   Holmes, Douglas ^g   Miller, Vivienne ^g   Dunbar, Lynne ^g   Stanley, Fiona ^h  

^a Compreh Area Serv Psychiatr Group ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Mental Health Council of Australia   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e SANE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^g Australian Res All Children/Youth ^*

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Mental Health Commission; Psychiatric services

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CONSUMER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; STIGMA; WORKFORCE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; HEALTH PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4744370991     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1039-8562.2004.02116.x     Document Type: Review

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