Staff perceptions of the management of mental health presentations to the emergency department of a rural Australian hospital: qualitative study

• Main Authors: Rishaan Pawaskar (Author), Neha Mahajan (Author), Eklavya Wangoo (Author), Wafa Khan (Author), Jannine Bailey (Author), Robyn Vines (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Current research demonstrates higher prevalence of mental health related emergency department (ED) presentations in rural areas, despite similar overall prevalence of these conditions in rural and metropolitan contexts. This stems from shortages in availability of specialised m...