title: Improving mental health services in a local area -- an exploratory study.
abstract: The change in the focus of care for people with mental illness from hospital to community has been far from uniformly successful for a variety of reasons. A review of the development of mental health services suggests that the views of doctors and the responses of administrative systems are significant forces in shaping the development of services. This study explored the attitudes of general practitioners, psychiatrists and administrators, with a view to establishing areas of congruence in order to move towards an improved model of service delivery. Recommendations are made in the areas of primary care psychiatry, access, communication and education.
authors.affiliation: Inner City Mental Health Service, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buchan
authors.forename: Duncan P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Boldy
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014904:Western Australia