Therapist drift occurs when clinicians fail to deliver the optimum evidence-based treatment
despite having the necessary tools, and is an important factor in why those therapies are …

Background Approximately 25% of people will be affected by a mental disorder at some
stage in their life. Despite the prevalence and negative impacts of mental disorders, many …

The allied health workforce is one of the largest workforces in the health industry. It has a
critical role in cost-effective, preventative health care, but it is poorly accessible in rural areas …

There are disproportionately higher and inconsistently distributed rates of recorded suicides
in rural areas. Patterns of rural suicide are well documented, but they remain poorly …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the structural mechanisms that facilitate or
counteract collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and other providers of …

The increasingly professionalised role of the police requires police organisations to
transition away from paramilitary policing models and embrace community-oriented policing …

Objective: To identify the needs of the region's general practitioners concerning diagnosing,
treating and referring patients with mental health disorders and major barriers to the general …

Presenting a model for interdisciplinary working, this book offers an overview of practice and
policy across a range of mental health settings. It explores how to combine skills, theories …

Objective Integration of mental health services is a prominent Australian mental health policy
goal; however, there is little detail in the literature of how integrated mental health services …

Purpose: Many veterans who face mental illness and live in rural areas never obtain the
mental health care they need. To address these needs, it is important to reach out to …