Background In the state of Victoria, Australia, the 111-day lockdown due to the COVID-19
pandemic exacerbated the population's prevailing state of poor mental health. Of the 87% of …

Objective: To review the challenge of providing integrated mental health services from a
policy and health management perspective. Conclusions: The provision of integrated mental …

Objective: To explore whether integrated structures are associated with more integrated and
differentiated forms of care management in mental health services. Method: Cross-sectional …

Methods: A multiple methods case study approach was used comprising service record data
for a 24 month period and semi-structured interviews with sixteen staff members associated …

Mental disorders are highly prevalent in Australia. The most frequently diagnosed conditions
are anxiety, affective and substance use disorders. Comorbidities are common, both in terms …

Objective: Integrated mental health care (IMHC) is a community-based model that considers
the patient and informal carers to be the major contributors to stable recovery from severe …

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 …

As UK health and social care organisations respond to the current mental health
modernisation agenda, the use of integrated care pathways (ICPs) in mental health is fast …

GP-fundholding is starting to bring about an inexorable shift in the control of mental health
services to primary care and increased interest in the development of mental health services …

This paper discusses innovative mental health work being provided in a regional community
health centre where values, setting and a wellbeing model have challenged traditional …