Treating mental health in remote communities: what do remote health practitioners need?

Treating mental health in remote communities: what do remote health practitioners need?

KM Bulbrook, TA Carey, S Lenthall, L Byers, KP Behan School of Psychology and Sociology, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Remote Health, a joint Centre of Flinders University and Charles Darwin University; Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Central Australian Mental Health Service, NT Department of Health and Families; Alice Springs, Northern T...

Mental Health in Rural and Remote Communities

• People who live in rural and remote communities in Australia are more likely to be • Indigenous, particularly in the more remote areas. • Rural populations tend to have more children but fewer young adults. • More remote communities, many with significant Indigenous populations and a focus on the mining industry, tend to have more children, more people of working age (especially males) and fe...

Mental Health What Do We Know? What Should We Do?

What do persons with mental illnesses need to quit smoking? Mental health consumer and provider perspectives.

OBJECTIVES Forty-one percent (41%) of persons in the U.S. who reported having recent mental illnesses also smoke cigarettes. Tobacco use among this population is associated with up to 25 less years of life and excess medical comorbidity compared to the general population. While research demonstrates that tobacco interventions can be effective for persons with mental illnesses, they are not comm...

Towards Integrated Mental Health Services in Rural and Remote Australia