Time to implement national mental health reform

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 515-518

  Hickie, Ian B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SUICIDE;

AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POLICY MAKING; SUICIDE;

EID: 84930161102     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00490     Document Type: Note

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