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https://wslhd.intersearch.com.au/wslhdjspui/handle/1/7145| Title: | Finding help for OCD in Australia: development and evaluation of a clinician directory |
| Authors: | Cooper, D. J. D.;Perkes, I. E.;Lam-Po-Tang, J.;Farrell, L. J.;Brakoulias, Vlasios;Grisham, J. R. |
| WSLHD Author: | Brakoulias, Vlasios |
| Subjects: | Mental Health |
| Issue Date: | 2023 |
| Citation: | Australian Psychologist 2023 58(3):190-197 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Objective People tend to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for many years before receiving evidence-based treatment. This delay is partly due to a lack of access to information about which healthcare providers offer evidence-based treatment for OCD. This information was not easily accessible online for people in Australia. METHODS: In this study, we describe how an online directory of clinicians was developed and evaluated. We report on a needs analysis and survey of treatment-seeking histories among consumers and carers impacted by OCD. We describe the key features of the directory developed, and present survey feedback on its usability and utility. RESULTS: The results validated the need for a directory specific to clinicians who offer evidence-based treatment for OCD, and that it meets essential usability standards. Areas for improvement and further developments were identified. CONCLUSION: This directory contributes to broader efforts invested to improve the treatment-seeking process for people living with OCD in Australia. |
| URI: | https://wslhd.intersearch.com.au/wslhdjspui/handle/1/7145 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1080/00050067.2023.2189003 |
| Journal: | Australian Psychologist |
| Type: | Journal Article |
| Study or Trial: | Evaluation Study |
| Department: | Mental Health |
| Facility: | Blacktown Westmead Auburn Mental Health, Cumberland |
| Affiliated Organisations: | School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Psychiatry and School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia Department of Psychological Medicine, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia Red Tree Practice, Woolloomooloo, Australia School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia Western Sydney Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders Service, Western Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Services, North Parramatta, Australia School of Medicine and Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia |
| Keywords: | Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| Appears in Collections: | Mental Health, Cumberland Hospital |
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