Reconnexion is a state wide (Victoria) specialist mental health service that provides a counselling programme for people who suffer from tranquiliser dependency (Benzodiazepines, analgesics, and antidepressants), anxiety, depression and panic disorder. Reconnexion is also DHS funded to provide Telephone information and support to the community and education and training programmes. www.reconnexion.org.au The Sphere collects both psychological and somatic symptoms www.beyondblue.org.au The Centre for Epidemiological Studies -Depression scale (CES-D) will be of use in screening and potentially for monitoring progress t least of people with depression www.chcr.brown.edu For the Health of the Nations Outcomes Scales, (broad symptom and function measure) the SF 36, (disability) and the Kessler 10 (general distress and clinical progress measure), information on all these can be found at this site: www.gpcare.org The Life skills profile (LSP) -Of broad use in assessing functioning and progress particularly for people with severe mental illness www.testandcalc.com www.blackdoginstitute.org.au The General practice users perceived needs inventory (GUPI) enables a patient to self identify needs for care in a structured way www.med.monash.edu.au Other sites with useful information and resources include these www.beyondblue.org.au www.blackdoginstitute.org.au The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) collects information on a range of common disorders in a way suitable for primary care use http://www.phqscreeners.com/ http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40025272/ The Sphere Questionnaire collects both psychological and somatic symptoms http://www.beyondblue.org.au/index.aspx?link_id=89.677 GP resources Daily Mood Graph landscape (pdf 0.2 MB) Daily Mood Graph portrait (pdf 0.1 MB) GP Psych Support Resource Kit psychsupport resource kit - Faxback/Email registration Form (pdf 1.25 MB) psychsupport resource kit - MBS item 291 GP to Psychiatrist referral form (pdf 0.03 MB) psychsupport resource kit - RANZCP referred patient assessment and management guidelines (pdf 0.04 MB) psychsupport resource kit - MBS item 291 & 293 Descriptors Nov 05 (pdf 0.04 MB) Download Acrobat Reader Get Macromedia Flash Player

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