title: Item 291--progress in cooperation between GPs and psychiatrists.
abstract: With a 12 month prevalence for mental health disorders at just over 17% and data indicating that 75% of those who seek help for a mental health problem do so in the first instance from a general practitioner, there is a strong need for GPs and psychiatrists to work together in providing mental health care for Australians.
authors.affiliation: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fryer
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D006278:Medicare; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D010821:Physicians, Family; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012955:Societies, Medical