Increasing demand and persistent gaps in perceived need for mental health care: National findings from 2007 to 2021
Despite service expansion, less than half of people with demand had fully met needs. Attention is needed on the causes, population-level prevention as well as treatment strategies to address this burgeoning mental health crisis.
Authors
- Karen Price
- Ingrid Ozols (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2397-2921)
- Vinay Lakra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3951-9064)
- Joanne Enticott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4480-5690)
- Brett Inder
- Emily Joy Callander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-6804)
- Graham Meadows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-815X)
- Frances Shawyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2496-7094)
- Ellie Fossey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-5763)
- Sebastian Rosenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3374-8694)
- Darren Rajit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-4683)
- Tian Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2716-5100)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
- Northern Health (AU)
- General Medical Council (GB)
- Advisory Board Company (United States) (US)
- Mental Health Australia (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00048674251393164
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44