Is it really safe to cut psychiatric beds in Western Sydney by 15%? A reply to Atkinson et al

Stephen Allison¹, Tarun Bastiampillai^{1

2}, David Castle^{3

4}, Simon Judkins⁵

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ St Vincent's Health Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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Stephen Allison et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;53(10):1026.

doi: 10.1177/0004867419835949. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

Stephen Allison¹, Tarun Bastiampillai^{1

2}, David Castle^{3

4}, Simon Judkins⁵

¹ College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² Mind and Brain Theme, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
³ The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ St Vincent's Health Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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The impact of strengthening mental health services to prevent suicidal behaviour.
Atkinson JA, Page A, Heffernan M, McDonnell G, Prodan A, Campos B, Meadows G, Hickie IB. Atkinson JA, et al. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019 Jul;53(7):642-650. doi: 10.1177/0004867418817381. Epub 2018 Dec 12. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2019. PMID: 30541332