Integrating treatment for mental and physical disorders and substance misuse in Indigenous primary care settings

Tricia M Nagel, David Kavanagh, Lesley Barclay, Tom Trauer, Richard Chenhall, Jennifer Frendin, Carolyn Griffin

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Abstract

Australian Indigenous peoples in remote and rural settings continue to have limited access to treatment for mental illness. Comorbid disorders complicate presentations in primary care where Indigenous youths and perinatal women are at particular risk. Despite this high comorbidity there are few examples of successful models of integrated treatment. This paper outlines these challenges and provides recommendations for practice that derive from recent developments in the Northern Territory.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17 - 19
Number of pages3
JournalAustralasian Psychiatry
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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