
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Burgess, Philip 
A1  - Coombs, Tim 
A1  - Pirkis, Jane 
T1  - Do adults in contact with Australia's public sector mental health services get better?
JF  - Australia and New Zealand Health Policy
JO  - Aust New Zealand Health Policy
Y1  - 2006
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/HP060309 
N2  - This paper describes the outcomes of episodes of care for adults in public sector mental health services across Australia, with a view to informing the debate on service quality. Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) change scores and effect sizes were calculated for 14,659 acute inpatient episodes and 23,692 community episodes. The results showed that people in contact with public sector mental health services generally do get better, although the magnitude of improvement depends on the setting and episode type. This confirmatory finding is particularly positive, given current community concerns about the quality and effectiveness of mental health services. 
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