Translating great research into better patient outcomes
Migrants from non-English-speaking backgrounds face numerous linguistic and cultural barriers in accessing mental health care, resulting in under-utilisation of services. The stigma associated with mental disorders is another major barrier. For those who do seek prof...
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Recent debates have questioned the validity of distinct categories of personality disorder and there has been some movement away from a categorical system and toward a dimensional classification of personality dysfunction. This has been driven, in part, from the subs...
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St Vincent's Homeless Health Service provides specialist health care to the inner-Sydney homeless population. The Community Outreach Medical Emergency Team (COMET) delivers primary health care clinics at drop-in services frequented by homeless people. Tierney House p...
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Resettled refugees and other minority groups have mental health inequalities, with higher reported levels of psychological distress but low uptake of mental health care. Evidence suggests that poor “mental health literacy” (MHL), namely, poor knowledge and unders...
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