Optimal management of mental health patients in Australian emergency departments: barriers and solutions

TJ Weiland, C Mackinlay, N Hill… - Emergency Medicine …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: The study aimed to describe:(i) the perceived barriers faced by emergency
clinicians in the assessment and management of patients presenting with a mental health …

Service utilisation by rural residents with mental health problems

F Judd, H Jackson, A Komiti, G Murray… - Australasian …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To examine the level and type of service utilisation by rural residents for mental
health problems, and to explore the influence of level of need, sociodemographic factors …

Acute in-patient care in modern, community-based mental health services. Where and how?

A Lasalvia, M Tansella - Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2010 - cambridge.org
05 editorials Page 1 EDITORIALS Acute in-patient care in modern, community-based mental
health services. Where and how? EDITORIALI L’assistenza ospedaliera per acuti all’interno …

The influence of stigma and attitudes on seeking help from a GP for mental health problems: a rural context

A Komiti, F Judd, H Jackson - Social psychiatry and psychiatric …, 2006 - Springer
Background Lack of mental health specialists in rural and remote communities suggest that
rural communities depend more on general practitioners (GPs) for mental health care …

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

B Morley, J Pirkis, L Naccarella, F Kohn… - Australian Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective: Rural Australians face particular difficulties in accessing mental health
care. This paper explores whether 51 rural Access to Allied Psychological Services projects …

Patterns of rural mental health care: An exploratory study

EJ Yuen, JL Gerdes, JJ Gonzales - General Hospital Psychiatry, 1996 - Elsevier
In rural areas, it is important to calrify our understanding of how primary care and specialty
mental health professionals organize care for those with mental disorders, and the role that …

The top end mental health services general practice clinic: an initiative for patients with serious mental illness

D Symonds, R Parker - Australasian Psychiatry, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: The aim of the present study was to provide an overview of the benefits of
establishing a general practice clinic within a community mental health service. The clinic …

[PDF][PDF] Innovations in mental health service delivery for rural communities

K Myhill - 5th National Rural Health Conference. Adelaide …, 1999 - ruralhealth.org.au
The lack of psychiatric services and limited options for mental health service delivery to the
inhabitants of rural South Australia (SA) has, for many years troubled health care authorities …

Mental health care training for practitioners in remote and rural areas

G de Mello, F Fraser, P Nicoll, J Ker… - The Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Rural and island health care staff in Scotland are required to manage patients
experiencing mental health crises. To ensure practitioners in remote and rural areas have …

Rural generalist nurses' perceptions of the effectiveness of their therapeutic interventions for patients with mental illness

C Clark, E Parker, T Gould - Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To explore generalist nurses' perceptions of their efficacy in caring for mentally ill
clients in rural and remote settings, and their educational needs in the area of mental health …