Perceived Differences in the Management of Mental Health Patients in Remote and Rural Australia and Strategies for Improvement: Findings from a National Qualitative Study of Emergency Clinicians

Introduction. We aimed to describe perceptions of Australian emergency clinicians of differences in management of mental health patients in rural and remote Australia compared with metropolitan hospitals, and what could be improved. Methods. Descriptive exploratory study using semi-structured teleph...

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Main Authors: G. A. Jelinek, T. J. Weiland, C. Mackinlay, N. Hill, M. F. Gerdtz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Emergency Medicine International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/965027