2021
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13078
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The voice of mental health practice in Australia: a mixed‐method cross‐sectional study of gaps and areas of need

Abstract: Objectives: To examine the perceptions of health professionals regarding the gaps in mental health service provision in Australia and their need for assistance in managing patients with mental illness. Method: A total of 570 health professionals participated in an anonymous online survey in January 2018 that assessed: i) health professionals’ current levels of need for assistance in the management of patients with mental health conditions; and ii) perceived gaps in the mental health care system, and how these … Show more

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“…Participants reported that services were fragmented and operated in isolation. The persisting gaps and lack of integration in the system is a well-known shortcoming of mental health services ( 16 , 39 ). However, this is not unique to Australia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Participants reported that services were fragmented and operated in isolation. The persisting gaps and lack of integration in the system is a well-known shortcoming of mental health services ( 16 , 39 ). However, this is not unique to Australia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The unaffordability of healthcare services was also identified as a barrier to accessing mental health services among CALD populations in three regional towns in South Australia [ 23 ] and African migrants in South Australia [ 11 ]. Therefore, an investment in mental healthcare [ 24 , 25 ], including an increase in federal and state funding for mental health services tailored to CALD populations, including Sri Lankan migrants in Australia, as well as a widespread extension of bulk billing [ 26 ] may assist in improving the affordability of professional services.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite this need, there is currently a shortage of mental health services in Australia. People seeking mental health services have reported lengthy waiting times (Petrie et al, 2021) of up to several months for appointments with psychologists and psychiatrists, with these service delays negatively impacting the availability of mental health care (Boseley & Davey, 2020;Dunlevie, 2020;Policy Writing Group, 2020;Rosenberg et al, 2020). Similarly, the Productivity Commission's Draft Report (Productivity Commission, 2019) acknowledges current gaps in mental health service provision and client outcomes.…”
Section: Alexandra Bloch-atefi Elizabeth Day Tristan Snell and Gina O...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While psychologists and psychiatrists typically have long waiting lists (Petrie et al, 2021), previous workforce studies indicate that counselling and psychotherapy professionals are chronically underutilised (Lewis, 2015;Pelling, 2005;Pelling et al, 2006;Schofield, 2008;Schofield & Roedel, 2012). Although the practices of counselling and psychotherapy have a long history in Australia, commencing with the formal establishment of the National Marriage Guidance Council in 1948(O'Hara & O'Hara, 2015Schofield, 2013), these professions are not recognised in the class of allied mental health professionals (Health Insurance Act 1973, Section 19A) registered to provide Medicare Benefits Schedule services.…”
Section: Alexandra Bloch-atefi Elizabeth Day Tristan Snell and Gina O...mentioning
confidence: 99%