Background The large treatment gap for people suffering from mental disorders has led to
initiatives to scale up mental health services. In order to track progress, estimates of …

BackgroundBipolar disorder and schizophrenia are associated with increased mortality
relative to the general population. There is an international emphasis on decreasing this …

Objective To examine the mortality experience of psychiatric patients in Western Australia
compared with the general population. Design Population based study. Setting Western …

The purpose of the study was to examine the internal consistency and validity of the 21-item
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder …

Objective: The MindSpot Clinic provides online mental health services to Australian adults
with anxiety and depression. This paper describes users of MindSpot between January …

Objective: To identify attributes of youth mental health care for which there is evidence of
potential cost‐effectiveness. Study design: We performed a literature review of economic …

Objective To estimate the percentage of Australians with a mental disorder who received
treatment for that disorder each year between 2006–07 and 2009–10. Methods We used:(1) …

This new edition of Social Work Practice in Mental Health builds on the underpinning
principles of the previous editions whilst reflecting how the context for practice has steadily …

Perspective simultaneously (national and community levels, decisionmakers and grassroot
practitioners, families, mass media);(iii) the initial training was extensive and provided expert …

Objectives: To describe the frequency, type and quality of mental health treatment among
Australian adults with past‐year affective and/or anxiety disorders. Design, setting and …