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  • Barriers to managing mental health in Western Australia

    Author(s)
    Sweeney, P
    Kisely, S
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Kisely, Steve R.
    Year published
    2003
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    Objective: To explore the views of community-care and mental health workers on barriers to the management of mental health problems in rural Western Australia, and how these could be addressed. Design: Qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews. Setting: Community and mental health services in Esperance. Subjects: One hundred per cent of relevant mental health workers, 86% of community health professionals and representatives from a wide range of community organisations were interviewed (n = 38). Main outcome measures: The views of community-care and mental health workers on barriers to the ...
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    Objective: To explore the views of community-care and mental health workers on barriers to the management of mental health problems in rural Western Australia, and how these could be addressed. Design: Qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews. Setting: Community and mental health services in Esperance. Subjects: One hundred per cent of relevant mental health workers, 86% of community health professionals and representatives from a wide range of community organisations were interviewed (n = 38). Main outcome measures: The views of community-care and mental health workers on barriers to the management of mental health, and how these could be addressed. Results: Barriers included confusion about the role of mental health services, limited after-hours access and help for those in situational crisis, communication problems between services, differences in working practices and difficulties in dealing with the stigma of mental illness in rural communities. Suggested solutions were an expansion of counselling services and multi-agency shared care with clinical streams for adults, those aged > 65 and children. Conclusion: This study revealed a number of barriers that are being addressed through a memorandum of understanding between services. What is already known: Initiatives to foster collaboration between rural mental health services and general practitioners have not included other providers of primary care. We wished to explore the views of community-care and mental health workers on barriers to the management of mental health problems in rural Western Australia and how these could be addressed. What this study adds: We identified a number of barriers to collaboration between mental health and community-based services, including poor communication, difficulties with referral and cultural differences between services. Of all these themes, the most significant was the lack of communication at individual, case management and organisational levels.
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    Journal Title
    Australian Journal of Rural Health
    Volume
    11
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00504.x
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Nursing not elsewhere classified
    Human society
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/33475
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