Socio-economic disadvantage and resource distribution for mental health
care; a model proposal and example application for Victoria, Australia
Graham Meadows
Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash University
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Author ProfileAbstract
The attached pre-print (accepted manuscript ) paper describes an
application of available epidemiological evidence in guiding the
adjustment of mental health resources to areas. Described with an
illustrative application in Victoria, Australia. We have also provided
our research data as a supplementary spreadsheet to showcase our
analytic approach (the spreadsheet cam also easily be adapted to
calculate mental health resource adjustments in other states and
territories, or nationally).