Increasing access to effective psychological treatment for Australians with chronic physical disease.

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Chronic physical diseases have a profound impact on Australian lives. The rates of anxiety and depression among Australians with chronic physical diseases are very high. However, less than 1 in 5 access any mental health treatment and, of those, less than 1 in 2 receive an effective psychological treatment. This project combines two significant innovations with the goal of increasing access to effective mental health treatment for Australians with chronic physical disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2020

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $605,627.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chronic diseases | health economics | internet service delivery | mental health | treatment evaluation