title: Intentional teams in rural health care: a preliminary report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper reports on how private practitioners were engaged in a rural community in an intentional team to provide a comprehensive lifestyle program for "hard to treat" patients with physical and mental health problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  A field trial of a 12-week program for patients with depression or anxiety plus other chronic disease was delivered by a team of allied health practitioners.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant improvements in mental health as measured by DASS and SF36 were achieved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Utilizing community resources effectively can lessen the burden on other aspects of the health care system.
authors: Total Health and Education Foundation, Warwick, QLD, Australia. jgudkovs@bigpond.com
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Gudkovs
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001315:Australia; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012424:Rural Population; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy