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Research priorities in mental health

This study was carried out to identify gaps in Australia's mental health research effort. It did this by investigating the current state of mental health research, identifying research priorities of important stakeholders, and comparing the current state of mental health research with a number of standards.

PDF printable version of Research priorities in mental health (PDF 683 KB large file)

The same publication in smaller sections:

Cover pages (PDF 141 KB)

Contents (PDF 48 KB)

Executive summary (PDF 64 KB)

1. Research priorities in mental health in Australia (PDF 86 KB)

2. A methodology for setting priorities (PDF 94 KB)

3. Content analysis of Australian mental health research (PDF 321 KB)

4. Comparison against the standards of prevalence, burden and health system costs (PDF 99 KB)

5. Comparison against the standards of stakeholders' priorities (PDF 114 KB)

6. Comparison against the standards of national policy (PDF 60 KB)

7. Conclusion (PDF 64 KB)

References (PDF 62 KB)

Appendix 1: Scheme used for coding articles and grants (PDF 67 KB)

Appendix 2: Stakeholders' questionnaire on research priorities (PDF 74 KB)

Appendix 3: Stakeholders' open-ended comments about research priorities (PDF 87 KB)

If you are having difficulty downloading this PDF document, please email mentalhealth@health.gov.au and we will arrange for a copy to be sent to you.

Page last reviewed: 13 February 2009


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