Background E‐health is increasingly being identified as a cost‐effective method to deliver
health services and remote monitoring in rural and remote areas. There is a paucity of …

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 …

Objectives District hospitals are important symbolic structures in rural and remote
communities; however, little has been published on the role, function or models of care of …

Objective: To identify service providers' and community organisations' perceptions of the
resources available to support people with mental illness and the unmet needs of this client …

Objective Although there is population data on the prevalence and treated prevalence of
mental disorders by urban‐rural indices, there is a lacuna of information pertaining to …

" Context: The significant impact of mental ill health in rural and remote Australia has been
well documented. Included among innovative approaches undertaken to address this issue …

3. Method Towards the end of 2006 a questionnaire, focusing on issues dealing with
diagnosing, treating and/or referring patients presenting with a mental health condition, was …

Background: E-health is increasingly being identified as a cost-effective method to deliver
health services and remote monitoring in rural and remote areas. There is a paucity of …

This paper outlines a project currently being undertaken in rural NSW that aims to evaluate
the mental health status and level of functioning of patients with acute mental illness in rural …