Australas Psychiatry
December 2015
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine management practices that support the wellbeing of health professionals working in remote regions, which may improve workforce retention.
Method: An online questionnaire was distributed to health professionals working in remote regions of the Kimberley and North Queensland. A response rate of 20% was achieved.
Objective: To describe and characterise treated psychotic disorders in the Indigenous populations of Cape York and the Torres Strait.
Design: Cross-sectional analysis of patients with a psychotic disorder identified by treating psychiatrists.
Setting And Participants: Indigenous patients aged≥15 years in Cape York and Torres Strait communities receiving treatment for a psychotic disorder over 3 months in 2010.