Providing integrated mental health services: a policy and management perspective

Objective: To review the challenge of providing integrated mental health services from a policy and health management perspective. Conclusions: The provision of integrated mental health services involving specialist mental health services, general practitioners, psychiatric disability and rehabilita...

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Published in:Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2005-12, Vol.13 (4), p.351-356
Main Authors: Callaly, Tom, Fletcher, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community health care
government policy
Integrated management
integration
Interdisciplinary approach
mental health
Mental health services
partnerships
Public policy
Service delivery
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Summary:Objective: To review the challenge of providing integrated mental health services from a policy and health management perspective. Conclusions: The provision of integrated mental health services involving specialist mental health services, general practitioners, psychiatric disability and rehabilitation services and public community health services is a major challenge in the Australian health care context and is increasingly an expectation of the community. Government, Divisions of General Practice and public community health policy and many Government, State and local initiatives have attempted to address this challenge. However, much remains to be done, including culture change within services and professions and the development of technology to support integrated service provision.
ISSN:1039-8562
1440-1665
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1665.2005.02213.x