It's raining mental health commissions: Prospects and pitfalls in driving mental health reform

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-90

  Rosenberg, Sebastian ^a   Rosen, Alan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

accountability; commission; mental health; policy; reform

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; HUMAN;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84865433460     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856212436435     Document Type: Article

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