Rural Mental Health Units - Is there a role for a GP?

Kay Porche

qualifications: MBBS

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, supervised data collection, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft

position: Academic General Practice Registrar

Australia

Stephen Margolis

qualifications: MD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, collected data, supervised data collection, input data, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts, Supervision of all the above actions by first author

position: Head of Region

Australia

Professor of Remote Health Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health James Cook University www.micrrh.jcu.edu.au and Medical Officer Royal Flying Doctor Service Mount Isa www.flyingdoctor.org.au