title: Establishing a collaborative service model for primary mental health care.
abstract: A collaborative project between general practitioners and mental health services, which links a consultation-liaison model with shared care, was piloted with success. This article provides a broad overview of the service model and the stages in its development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Royal Park Hospital, VIC. g.meadows@medicine.unimelb.edu.au
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Meadows
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D014739:Victoria