Equity of access to psychological therapies.
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چکیده
Improving access to psychological treatments for common mental disorders is a priority in a number of countries worldwide. We consider the evidence presented by Harris et al on the Australian Better Access initiative, and discuss the challenges of delivering such intitiatives and evaluating their impact.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science
دوره 198 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011