Evidence into practice: the mental health hurdle is high

Hickie, Ian B; Blashki, Grant A

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00375.x

Topics

General medicine

Mental disorders

Guidelines for GPs need to tackle the tough issues

1 Brain and Mind Research Institute, Sydney, NSW.
2 Department of General Practice and Program Evaluation Unit, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: ianh@med.usyd.edu.au

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