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dc.contributor.authorLee, CW
dc.contributor.authorFrost, ADJ
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-08T04:31:49Z
dc.date.available2020-09-08T04:31:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0004-8674
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0004867419828495
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/397185
dc.description.abstractIn a recent paper, Professor Jorm (2018) concluded that there was no discernible impact of the Better Access Scheme on the mental health of the Australian population. In making this conclusion, Jorm focussed on two population metrics, namely, the prevalence of psychological distress as measured by the K10 and the annual suicide rate. He argued that the increased use of mental health services after the introduction of Better Access had no detectable effect on either measure. K10 data, however, significantly varied during periods that align with changes in Better Access. Furthermore, for several reasons, the annual suicide rate is not a reasonable metric to assess the influence of Better Access on population health. While it is undoubtedly important to evaluate the Better Access initiative, that evaluation should occur in the context of the intended purposes of Better Access.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom259
dc.relation.ispartofpageto261
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume53
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleWhere Australia’s Better Access scheme has had an impact on mental health: A commentary on Jorm (2018)
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC3 - Articles (Letter/ Note)
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLee, CW; Frost, ADJ, Where Australia’s Better Access scheme has had an impact on mental health: A commentary on Jorm (2018), Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2019, 53 (3), pp. 259-261
dc.date.updated2020-09-08T04:30:47Z
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gro.griffith.authorFrost, Aaron D.


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