'Shared Care - Shared Dream': Model of shared care in rural Australia between mental health services and general practitioners.
OBJECTIVE
To identify a working model between rural and remote mental health services and the local GPs in Australia.


METHODS
Postal questionnaire to assess the GPs' satisfaction level with the involvement of the mental health services in their ongoing management of mentally ill in the community.


RESULTS
There was a greater sense of satisfaction with the mental health services over the five years this program was implemented.


CONCLUSIONS
This study offers a model on how a rural mental health service could enter into a shared care program with the local GP practice and achieve a greater level of satisfaction in serving the rural communities in Australia.
Samy
D Chinna
DC
Beenleigh Mental Health Services and Logan Hospital - Mental Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. chinnasamy@optusnet.com.au
Hall
Philip
P
Rounsevell
Jacquie
J
Carr
Rodney
R
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014739:Victoria