Improving access for rural Australians to treatment for anxiety and depression: The University of Melbourne Depression and Anxiety Research and Treatment Group-Bendigo Health Care Group initiative.
Rural Australians have limited access to care for mental health problems. We describe a collaboration between the University of Melbourne Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and a rural Area Mental Health Service to provide a specialist anxiety and depression treatment service in rural Victoria. The clinical service and the education and training approach are described.
Judd
F K
FK
Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. fjudd@bendigohealth.org.au
Jackson
H
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Davis
J
J
Cockram
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A
Komiti
A
A
Allen
N
N
Murray
G
G
Kyrios
M
M
Hodgins
G
G
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014739:Victoria